initiation

英 [ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃn]

美 [ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃn]

n.  (常指通过特别仪式的)入会; 介绍某人初试某活动(或技艺); 开始; 创始; 发起

复数：initiations　

化学

Collins.1 / BNC.9818 / COCA.8102

牛津词典

noun

• （常指通过特别仪式的）入会；介绍某人初试某活动（或技艺）
  the act of sb becoming a member of a group, often with a special ceremony; the act of introducing sb to an activity or skill
  1. an initiation ceremony
     入会仪式
  2. her initiation into the world of marketing
     她的初次涉足营销界
• 开始；创始；发起
  the act of starting sth
  1. the initiation of criminal proceedings
     提起刑事诉讼

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 开始;创始;发起
  Theinitiationof something is the starting of it.
  1. They announced the initiation of a rural development programme...
     他们宣布启动一项农村发展计划。
  2. There was a year between initiation and completion.
     从开始到完成经过了一年的时间。
• N-VAR (常包含特殊仪式的)入会，加入
  Someone'sinitiation intoa particular group is the act or process by which they officially become a member, often involving special ceremonies.
  1. After initiation, the youths started to interact with the older members...
     入会仪式后,这些小伙子与老成员开始互动。
  2. This was my initiation into the peace movement.
     这是我初次参加和平运动。
  3. ...initiation ceremonies.
     入会仪式

英英释义

noun

• an act that sets in motion some course of events
  Synonym:triggerinduction
• the act of starting something for the first time
  1. she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
  2. the foundation of a new scientific society
  Synonym:foundingfoundationinstitutionoriginationcreationinnovationintroductioninstauration
• wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
  1. his knowledgeability impressed me
  2. his dullness was due to lack of initiation
  Synonym:knowledgeabilityknowledgeableness
• a formal entry into an organization or position or office
  1. his initiation into the club
  2. he was ordered to report for induction into the army
  3. he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame
  Synonym:inductioninstallation

双语例句

• Cellular senescence has been recently shown to have an important role in opposing tumour initiation and promotion.
  细胞衰老已经在抑制肿瘤产生和扩展中显示出了重要的作用。
• The initiation of a new revolutionary practice.
  开始一种新的革命实践。
• During the initiation rite, I cried. I'd been waiting for that moment for10 years.
  在开始的仪式上我哭了，为了那有刻我已经等待了十年。
• Stress concentrations can lead to initiation of cracking by fatigue, stress corrosion, or hydrogen-assisted stress corrosion.
  应力集中可能会导致疲劳、应力腐蚀或氢基应力腐蚀而产生裂纹。
• Experiments were conducted to examine the process of nugget initiation and growth.
  试验考察了熔核的形成和长大过程。
• Reciprocal activation of prourokinase and plasminogen is an important mechanism in the initiation and propagation of local fibrinolytic activity.
  纤溶酶原和尿激酶前体的相互活化作用在纤溶的开始和加速上发挥着重要的作用。
• The effects of polymerization temperature, composition of initiation system, ratio of monomers and reaction time were studied.
  考察了聚合反应温度、发体系、单体配比及反应时间等因素的影响。
• Initiation and Subsequent Investigation
  发起和随后进行调查
• The laser initiation test for several common explosive initiator compositions has been carried out.
  对常用几种火工品药剂激光感度进行了试验研究。
• This was my initiation into the peace movement.
  这是我初次参加和平运动。