cause (a process or action) to begin
开始(过程,行动);发起,创始
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he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures .他提议启动计划程序的讨论。
admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual
(尤指举行仪式)接受… 加入秘密社团(或组织);吸收
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she had been formally initiated into the movement .她已正式获准加入运动。
[as plural noun
〈喻〉 内行人
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boots known as DMs to the initiated .被内行人称作DMs的靴子。
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介绍…参加(某活动);使知晓(困难复杂的技能)
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they were initiated into the mysteries of mathematics .他们被引入了神秘的数学世界。
a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity, typically recently
加入某组织(或活动)者(尤指新入会者)
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initiates of the Shiva cult 湿婆神教新教徒
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the initiate Marines .海军陆战队新兵。
"mid 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Latin