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

• The initiation of a new revolutionary practice.
  开始一种新的革命实践。
• Initiation of stable crack growth Goal: Stability, Scalability, Performance and Security.
  稳态裂纹扩展的开始目标：稳定性，可扩展性，性能和安全。
• Do you think the art initiation is important for the growth of kids? What's the significance?
  你觉得艺术启蒙对孩子们的成长重要吗？有什么意义？
• However, the regulatory mechanisms of root initiation by both cytokinin and auxin are poorly understood.
  但是对于生长素和细胞分裂素对根形成起始的调控机理还所知甚少。
• 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。
• Apoptosis is an ordered process, numerous molecules and approaches are involved in its initiation.
  凋亡是个井然有序的过程，大量的分子和途径参与了细胞凋亡发生。
• 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。
• This might be related to the proinflammatory effects of OxLDL in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic plaque.
  这可能与动脉粥样斑块发生和发展中氧化低密度脂蛋白的促炎症反应效应相关。
• Meanwhile, paraffin-cut section method was used for studying on callus formation, cork cambium and vascular cambium initiation.
  同时，运用石蜡切片法研究剥皮后愈伤组织的形成、木栓形成层和维管形成层的发生；
• This was my initiation into the peace movement.
  这是我初次参加和平运动。