音标：[i'niʃәl] ；柯林斯词典等级：3 级；牛津三千核心词汇；

n. 字首, 首字母
a. 开始的, 最初的, 字首的
vt. 用姓名的首字母签名

n. the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
v. mark with one's initials
s. occurring at the beginning

词型变化：名词复数形式 : initials ; 过去式 : initialled ; 过去分词 : initialled ; 现在分词 : initialling ; 第三人称单数 : initials
考试类型：[高考/四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]

词性分布：

形容词88%

名词10%

动词2%

initial的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

This is a letter paper personalized with his initials.这是一张有他姓名首字母的信纸。

用作形容词(adj.)

After the initial cheers,the noise of the crowd began to die away as the group started playing.开始的欢呼声结束以后，乐队开始演奏，人们的喧闹声也随之逐渐消失。
We are through the initial testing period.我们通过了最初的考试阶段
The word “hour” is pronounced without an initial aspirate.hour一词的首字母h不发送气音。

用作及物动词(vt.)

She initialed a handkerchief and gave it to that young man.她在手帕上绣上姓名的首字母，把它送给了那个年轻人。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)

用作定语～+ n.

The initial talks formed the basis of the later agreement.最初的会谈形成了后来协议的基础。
After she'd overcome her initial shyness, she became very friendly.她克服了起初的羞怯之后,变得十分友善。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

initial issue(杂志的)创刊号
initial letter of a word单词的第一个字母,首字母
initial money创办费,开办费
initial point起点,出发点
initial velocity初速度

经典引文

A big blue handkerchief with his initials embroidered in the corner.
出自：A. Uttley
The earliest books left spaces for initials..which were completed by illuminators.
出自：J. Hutchinson
The commands are based on initials such as CV for 'centre vertically'.
出自：New Scientist
From this initial mistake of hers all the subsequent trouble, sorrow and tragedy have come.
出自：J. Galsworthy
The trade protocol..was valid for an initial period of five years.
出自：Gentleman (Bombay)
After a while the initial euphoria of having a place of his own wore off.
出自：C. Peters
The signing of a Panama Canal treaty that was initialed last month.
出自：Time

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