initial
initial
adjective
adjective
- [attrib.]existing or occurring at the beginning
最初的，开始的
our initial impression was favourable.
我们最初的印象是好的。
■(of a letter) at the beginning of a word
（字母）位于词首的
- (一般作 initials)the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name or a word forming part of a phrase
（尤指姓名、短语中单词的）首字母
the initials VAT stand for value added tax.
首字母VAT 代表增值税。
- [with obj.]mark or sign (a document) with one's initials, especially in order to authorize or validate it
（尤指为批准或使之生效）用姓名首字母签署（文件）
■agree to or ratify (a treaty or contract) by signing it
签署（条约，合同）
- early 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium 'beginning', from inire 'go in', from in- 'into' + ire 'go'
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