Definition of initial in English:

initial

adjective ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)lɪˈnɪʃəl

1attributive 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。
Example sentencesExamples
- Following that, the test administrator asks the subject to remember as many of the words on the initial list as possible.
- However, he was at an initial loss of words when someone pointed out that the most feared people in the nation were policemen, and not teachers as he had said.
- His initial letter in 1974 was because there had been another man or three other men arrested for the Otero murders.
- Geraldine's initial letter had no proper address on it and they owe their reunion to the local postman who recognised the name and knew the door number.
- The initial impression is of a tiny, brilliantly painted chapel.
- This initial report outlines the investigation's key lines of inquiry and the next steps planned as of 7 August 2007.
- After the initial greetings and words of sympathy and relief, we all filed into the living room.
- Aside from her initial words, she took no notice of the man.
- And yes, Jesus was poor, but not homeless, which was the entire point I was trying to make in my initial letter.
- You'll have to excuse my rather bland choice of words in the initial sentence.
- There were 1,703 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 9 from the preceding week.
- I'm nearly at the 10,000 words required for the initial pitch.
- This was its first response to my initial letter, rather than the culmination of a lengthy and bitter exchange!
- It was much more to do with the tone of the letter than the initial phrase.
- When she caught word about the initial incident, she ordered all books and reading material banned and burned.
- If trouble continues after an initial warning, a letter is sent to the youngster's parents.
- They want to see if the initial, favorable impression was justified.
- The initial list contained 50 words illustrating 20 presumed features of written Spanish.
- Frankly, the initial material and words of advice in Wine Fundamentals are absolutely superb and sensible.
- Their initial exchange of letters set the tone for their relationship as student and mentor.
Synonyms
beginning, opening, commencing, starting, inceptive, embryonic, fledgling
first, early, earliest, prime, primary
preliminary, elementary, foundational, preparatory, rudimentary
introductory, inaugural, incipient, inchoate
pilot, test, trial
1. 1.1 (of a letter) at the beginning of a word.
  （字母）位于词首的
  the witness was identified simply by an initial letter
  initial consonants
  Example sentencesExamples
  The utilization of only the initial letters of these names neutralizes this original significance.
  In its orthography, German gives an initial capital letter to its nouns, a practice common in English until the mid eighteenth century.
  The second scheme uses the first name and the initial letter of the last name.
  In PDF files particularly, initial letters may be separated from the rest of the word.
  In Experiment 2, we found that the initial letter of the solution word was no better as a cue than either the middle or last letter.
  To encrypt the initial letter P we use the key letter beneath it which, in this case, is f.
  Without him Bolton went on to lose 2-0 to Walsall, who share an initial letter with Wembley but little else.
  Do not confuse this use of red with the practice of using red ink for each initial letter of God, Christos or Iesus.
  One is that the numerals came from an alphabet in a similar way to the Greek numerals which were the initial letters of the names of the numbers.
  The initial letter in his surname is silent.
  The present study examined the role of the convention in German to capitalize the initial letters of nouns.
  He also used abbreviations for the unknown, usually the initial letter of a colour was used, and sometimes several different unknowns occur in a single problem.
  Dyslexics may correctly get the initial letters and ‘rush’ the rest incorrectly.
  Buy a packet of plain biscuits and writing icing, then draw the initial letter of everyone's name in your family on a separate biscuit.
  The announcement means that no more footwear will be made in the town that gave its initial letter to the K Shoes brand.
  Show your child the initial letters of other members of the family and, when the post is delivered, see if they can work out whom each item of mail is for.
  And for certain names I used the same initial letter and changed the name; for some I just completely switched it.
  This simple activity helps students focus on initial letters in words in both languages.
  The names of the patients had the same initial letter while the hospital numbers differed by just one digit.
  In German, as in English, the initial letter of the first word in a sentence is always capitalized.

nounPlural initials ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)lɪˈnɪʃəl

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
they carved their initials into the tree trunk
Example sentencesExamples
- She also matched initials to the names of more than a half-dozen workers.
- Instead of the first and last letters of one word, the tiles can be made to represent the first and second initials of a phrase, name, etc.
- The ever-present heart and anchor, symbols of hope and trust, were generally flanked by initials or sometimes even names.
- A critical part of a girl's education in this discipline was learning how to stitch letters so she could work her initials or name onto the various linens made for the household.
- He no longer uses his full name, just his initials.
- Bach concluded all his works with the letters AMDG - the initials of the Latin words meaning ‘To the greater glory of God’.
- If you can remember a few sets of initials, the full names follow automatically.
- The name and initials of the interviewed person have been changed for security reasons.
- Robert's wife Susan said that the irons had such a positive effect that they gave someone who used them a good hair day - the initials of this phrase then became the company's name.
- And so, in similar circumstances, it is likely that someone from the class of 2005 will put his hand up, stamp his mark on the series, and henceforth be known by just one name or perhaps his initials.
- To indicate they have made such a hike, often they scribble their names or initials on rocks or stones or the marker on the top of the mount.
- Customize by choosing any combination of letters: your initials, a nickname, any word you think describes you.
- Those letters can be the initials of a first or a last name (of a person or a pet), or can represent a title or any other appellation.
- We have only the initials for the Christian names of the men in the back row who are dressed in their ordinary clothes.
- It would have been helpful to have each man's name or initials before each letter.
- If the kerchief carried the lady's initials or name, it was purposely exhibited before the rival lover.
- And I thought for a minute that the initials of my name were just unlucky.
- The headmaster's chair and canopy featuring a portrait of the school's founder still dominate the original panelled schoolroom, complete with the carved initials and names of generations of schoolboys.
- The initials of the French name are also the first 4 letters in the European spelling for the first part of the digestive tract, the oesophagus, so the acronym is very appropriate.
- Their names were initials until the public knew what the abbreviations stood for.
Synonyms
initial letter, beginning letter
(initials), abbreviation, acronym, initialism

verbinitials, initialling, initialled, initialing, initialed ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)lɪˈnɪʃəl

[with object]

1Mark or sign (a document) with one's initials 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）
the man initialled the three warrants
see that your client initials all alterations
Example sentencesExamples
- They also must agree to sign or initial the special edition prints.
- The space for the client to initial had been left blank, and remained blank.
- The solemnity of the language of the resolution and the fact that it was initialled on each page and signed at the end was calculated to impress on the reader the intended finality of the document.
- So I just crossed out that section, initialed it, and signed the contract.
- I state here, unequivocally and for the record, that any documents presented to me by US law enforcement agents were signed and initialled under duress, thus rendered legally contested in validity.
- They've initialed notes that they gave us when we wrote the script.
- Please initial any alterations you make thereafter signing the statement of truth at the end.
- Jones read over and initialled or signed the document.
- This document, which he signed and initialed, reads as follows.
- Wondering whether he should have held the record company more to ransom, he initialled and signed both copies and retained one for himself.
- They both initialled the proposal form and they both signed the cheques for the premiums.
- That draft notice will be in the form of a document which has now been handed up and which is initialled, dated and placed with the papers.
- Kane dated and signed the notes, and also initialed any changes to them.
- Two more clerks came through, checking our IDs and initialing our blue application forms again.
- Indeed, it was this assumption which led him to initial and/or sign the documents without considering them in any detail.
- After the notification, the department will initial the sheet.
- The pharmacist noticed the prescription for the dose had been altered from 50 to 100 microgrammes, and the alteration had not been initialled.
- The Case Manager initialled the remaining one herself after having a meeting with ‘an undisclosed person’.
- And by the same token I used that pen to initial my response to the offer that subsequently fell through.
- The candidate shall be asked to read and initial each page of the platform and sign a statement affirming he/she has read the entire platform.
Synonyms
put one's initials on, sign, countersign, autograph, endorse, put one's mark on, inscribe, superscribe, witness
archaic underwrite
1. 1.1 Agree to or ratify (a treaty or contract) by signing it.
  签署（条约，合同）
  Greece and the United States initialled a new defence cooperation agreement
  Example sentencesExamples
  The PA Supervisory Board's decision came as a surprise to foreign investors and the public in Bulgaria, after the PA initialled the draft contract with Viva Ventures.
  And eight of the current squad were signed to initial contracts worth less than $5,000.
  Raul Castro initialed a draft treaty with the Soviet Defense Minister that governed the deployment of Soviet forces to Cuba.
  The Tlicho Agreement was initialled Sept. 4 by the chief negotiators of the Dogrib Treaty 11 council, the government of the Northwest Territories and the government of Canada.
  On 23 January 1973 Kissinger and the chief North Vietnamese negotiator, Le Duc Tho, initialled a cease-fire agreement in Paris.
  Russia has still not signed the pipeline memorandum, which was initialled by Bulgaria and Greece in April, Dnevnik daily reported.
  At the same time, he sought to demonstrate the benefits of US largesse by initialing a preliminary, non-binding agreement offering to share aspects of US military technology.
  On 30 April 1803, American and French negotiators initialed agreements transferring the Louisiana territory to the United States in exchange for $11,250,000.
  East Timor and Australia initialed Thursday a framework agreement on revenue-sharing for oil in the Timor Gap between the two countries.
  After meeting Hitler in May 1941 he and the German ambassador, Otto Abetz, initialled the Paris protocols which gave the Germans significant military concessions in Africa and the Middle East.
  This is a part of the text of the trilateral memorandum, which is due to be signed in Sofia in the near future, after being initialled on November 5 in Athens at a meeting of experts from the three countries involved in the project.
  Jack and Jim signed the partnership agreement in public - they'd already initialled it in secret on Christmas Eve.
  Three weeks of negotiations resulted in the three presidents initialing the Dayton peace agreements on 21 November.
  The EU dropped a humiliating demand that Turkey initial the pact immediately on December 17.
  The main components of the settlement package were agreed in February 2001, and a deed of settlement was initialled by negotiators in October 2002.
  In Kabul, the Afghan administration and Britain initialled an agreement on deployment of about 4,500 foreign peacekeeping troops.
  The two companies initialled a memorandum of understanding on Saturday which will be signed later this month in Moscow.
  The political agreement was meant to solidify an earlier agreement that the Macedonian and Albanian sides initialed last Wednesday.
  While the gentle refrain of the Nisga'a peace song filled the room, the final agreement was initialed.
  Canada, British Columbia and the Nisga'a Tribal Council initialed the final agreement earlier this summer.
  Synonyms
  ratify, accept, approve, agree to, consent to, authorize, validate, recognize

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin initialis, from initium 'beginning', from inire 'go in', from in- 'into' + ire 'go'.

Initial comes from Latin initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in (to)’.

Rhymes

artificial, beneficial, interstitial, judicial, official, sacrificial, solstitial, superficial

Definition of initial in US English:

initial

adjectiveɪˈnɪʃəliˈniSHəl

1attributive Existing or occurring at the beginning.
最初的，开始的
our initial impression was favorable
我们最初的印象是好的。
Example sentencesExamples
- However, he was at an initial loss of words when someone pointed out that the most feared people in the nation were policemen, and not teachers as he had said.
- I'm nearly at the 10,000 words required for the initial pitch.
- The initial impression is of a tiny, brilliantly painted chapel.
- This was its first response to my initial letter, rather than the culmination of a lengthy and bitter exchange!
- There were 1,703 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 9 from the preceding week.
- Geraldine's initial letter had no proper address on it and they owe their reunion to the local postman who recognised the name and knew the door number.
- You'll have to excuse my rather bland choice of words in the initial sentence.
- If trouble continues after an initial warning, a letter is sent to the youngster's parents.
- It was much more to do with the tone of the letter than the initial phrase.
- The initial list contained 50 words illustrating 20 presumed features of written Spanish.
- When she caught word about the initial incident, she ordered all books and reading material banned and burned.
- Frankly, the initial material and words of advice in Wine Fundamentals are absolutely superb and sensible.
- After the initial greetings and words of sympathy and relief, we all filed into the living room.
- This initial report outlines the investigation's key lines of inquiry and the next steps planned as of 7 August 2007.
- They want to see if the initial, favorable impression was justified.
- Their initial exchange of letters set the tone for their relationship as student and mentor.
- Aside from her initial words, she took no notice of the man.
- Following that, the test administrator asks the subject to remember as many of the words on the initial list as possible.
- His initial letter in 1974 was because there had been another man or three other men arrested for the Otero murders.
- And yes, Jesus was poor, but not homeless, which was the entire point I was trying to make in my initial letter.
Synonyms
beginning, opening, commencing, starting, inceptive, embryonic, fledgling
1. 1.1 (of a letter) at the beginning of a word.
  （字母）位于词首的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The second scheme uses the first name and the initial letter of the last name.
  Dyslexics may correctly get the initial letters and ‘rush’ the rest incorrectly.
  He also used abbreviations for the unknown, usually the initial letter of a colour was used, and sometimes several different unknowns occur in a single problem.
  In Experiment 2, we found that the initial letter of the solution word was no better as a cue than either the middle or last letter.
  One is that the numerals came from an alphabet in a similar way to the Greek numerals which were the initial letters of the names of the numbers.
  In PDF files particularly, initial letters may be separated from the rest of the word.
  Show your child the initial letters of other members of the family and, when the post is delivered, see if they can work out whom each item of mail is for.
  The names of the patients had the same initial letter while the hospital numbers differed by just one digit.
  In German, as in English, the initial letter of the first word in a sentence is always capitalized.
  Without him Bolton went on to lose 2-0 to Walsall, who share an initial letter with Wembley but little else.
  This simple activity helps students focus on initial letters in words in both languages.
  The initial letter in his surname is silent.
  To encrypt the initial letter P we use the key letter beneath it which, in this case, is f.
  The present study examined the role of the convention in German to capitalize the initial letters of nouns.
  And for certain names I used the same initial letter and changed the name; for some I just completely switched it.
  Do not confuse this use of red with the practice of using red ink for each initial letter of God, Christos or Iesus.
  Buy a packet of plain biscuits and writing icing, then draw the initial letter of everyone's name in your family on a separate biscuit.
  The utilization of only the initial letters of these names neutralizes this original significance.
  In its orthography, German gives an initial capital letter to its nouns, a practice common in English until the mid eighteenth century.
  The announcement means that no more footwear will be made in the town that gave its initial letter to the K Shoes brand.

nounɪˈnɪʃəliˈniSHəl

The first letter of a name or word, typically a person's name or a word forming part of a phrase.
（尤指姓名、短语中单词的）首字母
they carved their initials into the tree trunk
Example sentencesExamples
- We have only the initials for the Christian names of the men in the back row who are dressed in their ordinary clothes.
- And I thought for a minute that the initials of my name were just unlucky.
- Instead of the first and last letters of one word, the tiles can be made to represent the first and second initials of a phrase, name, etc.
- Bach concluded all his works with the letters AMDG - the initials of the Latin words meaning ‘To the greater glory of God’.
- A critical part of a girl's education in this discipline was learning how to stitch letters so she could work her initials or name onto the various linens made for the household.
- Those letters can be the initials of a first or a last name (of a person or a pet), or can represent a title or any other appellation.
- And so, in similar circumstances, it is likely that someone from the class of 2005 will put his hand up, stamp his mark on the series, and henceforth be known by just one name or perhaps his initials.
- The name and initials of the interviewed person have been changed for security reasons.
- He no longer uses his full name, just his initials.
- If you can remember a few sets of initials, the full names follow automatically.
- Their names were initials until the public knew what the abbreviations stood for.
- The ever-present heart and anchor, symbols of hope and trust, were generally flanked by initials or sometimes even names.
- Customize by choosing any combination of letters: your initials, a nickname, any word you think describes you.
- The headmaster's chair and canopy featuring a portrait of the school's founder still dominate the original panelled schoolroom, complete with the carved initials and names of generations of schoolboys.
- If the kerchief carried the lady's initials or name, it was purposely exhibited before the rival lover.
- It would have been helpful to have each man's name or initials before each letter.
- Robert's wife Susan said that the irons had such a positive effect that they gave someone who used them a good hair day - the initials of this phrase then became the company's name.
- To indicate they have made such a hike, often they scribble their names or initials on rocks or stones or the marker on the top of the mount.
- The initials of the French name are also the first 4 letters in the European spelling for the first part of the digestive tract, the oesophagus, so the acronym is very appropriate.
- She also matched initials to the names of more than a half-dozen workers.
Synonyms
initial letter, beginning letter

verbɪˈnɪʃəliˈniSHəl

[with object]

1Mark or sign (a document) with one's initials 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）
Example sentencesExamples
- The solemnity of the language of the resolution and the fact that it was initialled on each page and signed at the end was calculated to impress on the reader the intended finality of the document.
- The candidate shall be asked to read and initial each page of the platform and sign a statement affirming he/she has read the entire platform.
- That draft notice will be in the form of a document which has now been handed up and which is initialled, dated and placed with the papers.
- Indeed, it was this assumption which led him to initial and/or sign the documents without considering them in any detail.
- I state here, unequivocally and for the record, that any documents presented to me by US law enforcement agents were signed and initialled under duress, thus rendered legally contested in validity.
- Two more clerks came through, checking our IDs and initialing our blue application forms again.
- And by the same token I used that pen to initial my response to the offer that subsequently fell through.
- Wondering whether he should have held the record company more to ransom, he initialled and signed both copies and retained one for himself.
- After the notification, the department will initial the sheet.
- The space for the client to initial had been left blank, and remained blank.
- They've initialed notes that they gave us when we wrote the script.
- This document, which he signed and initialed, reads as follows.
- Jones read over and initialled or signed the document.
- Please initial any alterations you make thereafter signing the statement of truth at the end.
- The Case Manager initialled the remaining one herself after having a meeting with ‘an undisclosed person’.
- They both initialled the proposal form and they both signed the cheques for the premiums.
- Kane dated and signed the notes, and also initialed any changes to them.
- So I just crossed out that section, initialed it, and signed the contract.
- The pharmacist noticed the prescription for the dose had been altered from 50 to 100 microgrammes, and the alteration had not been initialled.
- They also must agree to sign or initial the special edition prints.
Synonyms
put one's initials on, sign, countersign, autograph, endorse, put one's mark on, inscribe, superscribe, witness
1. 1.1 Agree to or ratify (a treaty or contract) by signing it.
  签署（条约，合同）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Tlicho Agreement was initialled Sept. 4 by the chief negotiators of the Dogrib Treaty 11 council, the government of the Northwest Territories and the government of Canada.
  At the same time, he sought to demonstrate the benefits of US largesse by initialing a preliminary, non-binding agreement offering to share aspects of US military technology.
  Russia has still not signed the pipeline memorandum, which was initialled by Bulgaria and Greece in April, Dnevnik daily reported.
  Raul Castro initialed a draft treaty with the Soviet Defense Minister that governed the deployment of Soviet forces to Cuba.
  Canada, British Columbia and the Nisga'a Tribal Council initialed the final agreement earlier this summer.
  After meeting Hitler in May 1941 he and the German ambassador, Otto Abetz, initialled the Paris protocols which gave the Germans significant military concessions in Africa and the Middle East.
  And eight of the current squad were signed to initial contracts worth less than $5,000.
  In Kabul, the Afghan administration and Britain initialled an agreement on deployment of about 4,500 foreign peacekeeping troops.
  The two companies initialled a memorandum of understanding on Saturday which will be signed later this month in Moscow.
  Jack and Jim signed the partnership agreement in public - they'd already initialled it in secret on Christmas Eve.
  The main components of the settlement package were agreed in February 2001, and a deed of settlement was initialled by negotiators in October 2002.
  Three weeks of negotiations resulted in the three presidents initialing the Dayton peace agreements on 21 November.
  The political agreement was meant to solidify an earlier agreement that the Macedonian and Albanian sides initialed last Wednesday.
  On 30 April 1803, American and French negotiators initialed agreements transferring the Louisiana territory to the United States in exchange for $11,250,000.
  East Timor and Australia initialed Thursday a framework agreement on revenue-sharing for oil in the Timor Gap between the two countries.
  On 23 January 1973 Kissinger and the chief North Vietnamese negotiator, Le Duc Tho, initialled a cease-fire agreement in Paris.
  While the gentle refrain of the Nisga'a peace song filled the room, the final agreement was initialed.
  The PA Supervisory Board's decision came as a surprise to foreign investors and the public in Bulgaria, after the PA initialled the draft contract with Viva Ventures.
  This is a part of the text of the trilateral memorandum, which is due to be signed in Sofia in the near future, after being initialled on November 5 in Athens at a meeting of experts from the three countries involved in the project.
  The EU dropped a humiliating demand that Turkey initial the pact immediately on December 17.
  Synonyms
  ratify, accept, approve, agree to, consent to, authorize, validate, recognize

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.

词汇	initial
释义	Definition of initial in English: initial adjective ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)lɪˈnɪʃəl 1attributive 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。 Example sentencesExamples Following that, the test administrator asks the subject to remember as many of the words on the initial list as possible. However, he was at an initial loss of words when someone pointed out that the most feared people in the nation were policemen, and not teachers as he had said. His initial letter in 1974 was because there had been another man or three other men arrested for the Otero murders. Geraldine's initial letter had no proper address on it and they owe their reunion to the local postman who recognised the name and knew the door number. The initial impression is of a tiny, brilliantly painted chapel. This initial report outlines the investigation's key lines of inquiry and the next steps planned as of 7 August 2007. After the initial greetings and words of sympathy and relief, we all filed into the living room. Aside from her initial words, she took no notice of the man. And yes, Jesus was poor, but not homeless, which was the entire point I was trying to make in my initial letter. You'll have to excuse my rather bland choice of words in the initial sentence. There were 1,703 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 9 from the preceding week. I'm nearly at the 10,000 words required for the initial pitch. This was its first response to my initial letter, rather than the culmination of a lengthy and bitter exchange! It was much more to do with the tone of the letter than the initial phrase. When she caught word about the initial incident, she ordered all books and reading material banned and burned. If trouble continues after an initial warning, a letter is sent to the youngster's parents. They want to see if the initial, favorable impression was justified. The initial list contained 50 words illustrating 20 presumed features of written Spanish. Frankly, the initial material and words of advice in Wine Fundamentals are absolutely superb and sensible. Their initial exchange of letters set the tone for their relationship as student and mentor. Synonyms beginning, opening, commencing, starting, inceptive, embryonic, fledgling first, early, earliest, prime, primary preliminary, elementary, foundational, preparatory, rudimentary introductory, inaugural, incipient, inchoate pilot, test, trial 1.1 (of a letter) at the beginning of a word. （字母）位于词首的 the witness was identified simply by an initial letter initial consonants Example sentencesExamples The utilization of only the initial letters of these names neutralizes this original significance. In its orthography, German gives an initial capital letter to its nouns, a practice common in English until the mid eighteenth century. The second scheme uses the first name and the initial letter of the last name. In PDF files particularly, initial letters may be separated from the rest of the word. In Experiment 2, we found that the initial letter of the solution word was no better as a cue than either the middle or last letter. To encrypt the initial letter P we use the key letter beneath it which, in this case, is f. Without him Bolton went on to lose 2-0 to Walsall, who share an initial letter with Wembley but little else. Do not confuse this use of red with the practice of using red ink for each initial letter of God, Christos or Iesus. One is that the numerals came from an alphabet in a similar way to the Greek numerals which were the initial letters of the names of the numbers. The initial letter in his surname is silent. The present study examined the role of the convention in German to capitalize the initial letters of nouns. He also used abbreviations for the unknown, usually the initial letter of a colour was used, and sometimes several different unknowns occur in a single problem. Dyslexics may correctly get the initial letters and ‘rush’ the rest incorrectly. Buy a packet of plain biscuits and writing icing, then draw the initial letter of everyone's name in your family on a separate biscuit. The announcement means that no more footwear will be made in the town that gave its initial letter to the K Shoes brand. Show your child the initial letters of other members of the family and, when the post is delivered, see if they can work out whom each item of mail is for. And for certain names I used the same initial letter and changed the name; for some I just completely switched it. This simple activity helps students focus on initial letters in words in both languages. The names of the patients had the same initial letter while the hospital numbers differed by just one digit. In German, as in English, the initial letter of the first word in a sentence is always capitalized. nounPlural initials ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)lɪˈnɪʃəl 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 they carved their initials into the tree trunk Example sentencesExamples She also matched initials to the names of more than a half-dozen workers. Instead of the first and last letters of one word, the tiles can be made to represent the first and second initials of a phrase, name, etc. The ever-present heart and anchor, symbols of hope and trust, were generally flanked by initials or sometimes even names. A critical part of a girl's education in this discipline was learning how to stitch letters so she could work her initials or name onto the various linens made for the household. He no longer uses his full name, just his initials. Bach concluded all his works with the letters AMDG - the initials of the Latin words meaning ‘To the greater glory of God’. If you can remember a few sets of initials, the full names follow automatically. The name and initials of the interviewed person have been changed for security reasons. Robert's wife Susan said that the irons had such a positive effect that they gave someone who used them a good hair day - the initials of this phrase then became the company's name. And so, in similar circumstances, it is likely that someone from the class of 2005 will put his hand up, stamp his mark on the series, and henceforth be known by just one name or perhaps his initials. To indicate they have made such a hike, often they scribble their names or initials on rocks or stones or the marker on the top of the mount. Customize by choosing any combination of letters: your initials, a nickname, any word you think describes you. Those letters can be the initials of a first or a last name (of a person or a pet), or can represent a title or any other appellation. We have only the initials for the Christian names of the men in the back row who are dressed in their ordinary clothes. It would have been helpful to have each man's name or initials before each letter. If the kerchief carried the lady's initials or name, it was purposely exhibited before the rival lover. And I thought for a minute that the initials of my name were just unlucky. The headmaster's chair and canopy featuring a portrait of the school's founder still dominate the original panelled schoolroom, complete with the carved initials and names of generations of schoolboys. The initials of the French name are also the first 4 letters in the European spelling for the first part of the digestive tract, the oesophagus, so the acronym is very appropriate. Their names were initials until the public knew what the abbreviations stood for. Synonyms initial letter, beginning letter (initials), abbreviation, acronym, initialism verbinitials, initialling, initialled, initialing, initialed ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)lɪˈnɪʃəl [with object] 1Mark or sign (a document) with one's initials 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） the man initialled the three warrants see that your client initials all alterations Example sentencesExamples They also must agree to sign or initial the special edition prints. The space for the client to initial had been left blank, and remained blank. The solemnity of the language of the resolution and the fact that it was initialled on each page and signed at the end was calculated to impress on the reader the intended finality of the document. So I just crossed out that section, initialed it, and signed the contract. I state here, unequivocally and for the record, that any documents presented to me by US law enforcement agents were signed and initialled under duress, thus rendered legally contested in validity. They've initialed notes that they gave us when we wrote the script. Please initial any alterations you make thereafter signing the statement of truth at the end. Jones read over and initialled or signed the document. This document, which he signed and initialed, reads as follows. Wondering whether he should have held the record company more to ransom, he initialled and signed both copies and retained one for himself. They both initialled the proposal form and they both signed the cheques for the premiums. That draft notice will be in the form of a document which has now been handed up and which is initialled, dated and placed with the papers. Kane dated and signed the notes, and also initialed any changes to them. Two more clerks came through, checking our IDs and initialing our blue application forms again. Indeed, it was this assumption which led him to initial and/or sign the documents without considering them in any detail. After the notification, the department will initial the sheet. The pharmacist noticed the prescription for the dose had been altered from 50 to 100 microgrammes, and the alteration had not been initialled. The Case Manager initialled the remaining one herself after having a meeting with ‘an undisclosed person’. And by the same token I used that pen to initial my response to the offer that subsequently fell through. The candidate shall be asked to read and initial each page of the platform and sign a statement affirming he/she has read the entire platform. Synonyms put one's initials on, sign, countersign, autograph, endorse, put one's mark on, inscribe, superscribe, witness archaic underwrite 1.1 Agree to or ratify (a treaty or contract) by signing it. 签署（条约，合同） Greece and the United States initialled a new defence cooperation agreement Example sentencesExamples The PA Supervisory Board's decision came as a surprise to foreign investors and the public in Bulgaria, after the PA initialled the draft contract with Viva Ventures. And eight of the current squad were signed to initial contracts worth less than $5,000. Raul Castro initialed a draft treaty with the Soviet Defense Minister that governed the deployment of Soviet forces to Cuba. The Tlicho Agreement was initialled Sept. 4 by the chief negotiators of the Dogrib Treaty 11 council, the government of the Northwest Territories and the government of Canada. On 23 January 1973 Kissinger and the chief North Vietnamese negotiator, Le Duc Tho, initialled a cease-fire agreement in Paris. Russia has still not signed the pipeline memorandum, which was initialled by Bulgaria and Greece in April, Dnevnik daily reported. At the same time, he sought to demonstrate the benefits of US largesse by initialing a preliminary, non-binding agreement offering to share aspects of US military technology. On 30 April 1803, American and French negotiators initialed agreements transferring the Louisiana territory to the United States in exchange for $11,250,000. East Timor and Australia initialed Thursday a framework agreement on revenue-sharing for oil in the Timor Gap between the two countries. After meeting Hitler in May 1941 he and the German ambassador, Otto Abetz, initialled the Paris protocols which gave the Germans significant military concessions in Africa and the Middle East. This is a part of the text of the trilateral memorandum, which is due to be signed in Sofia in the near future, after being initialled on November 5 in Athens at a meeting of experts from the three countries involved in the project. Jack and Jim signed the partnership agreement in public - they'd already initialled it in secret on Christmas Eve. Three weeks of negotiations resulted in the three presidents initialing the Dayton peace agreements on 21 November. The EU dropped a humiliating demand that Turkey initial the pact immediately on December 17. The main components of the settlement package were agreed in February 2001, and a deed of settlement was initialled by negotiators in October 2002. In Kabul, the Afghan administration and Britain initialled an agreement on deployment of about 4,500 foreign peacekeeping troops. The two companies initialled a memorandum of understanding on Saturday which will be signed later this month in Moscow. The political agreement was meant to solidify an earlier agreement that the Macedonian and Albanian sides initialed last Wednesday. While the gentle refrain of the Nisga'a peace song filled the room, the final agreement was initialed. Canada, British Columbia and the Nisga'a Tribal Council initialed the final agreement earlier this summer. Synonyms ratify, accept, approve, agree to, consent to, authorize, validate, recognize Origin Early 16th century: from Latin initialis, from initium 'beginning', from inire 'go in', from in- 'into' + ire 'go'. Initial comes from Latin initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in (to)’. Rhymes artificial, beneficial, interstitial, judicial, official, sacrificial, solstitial, superficial Definition of initial in US English: initial adjectiveɪˈnɪʃəliˈniSHəl 1attributive Existing or occurring at the beginning. 最初的，开始的 our initial impression was favorable 我们最初的印象是好的。 Example sentencesExamples However, he was at an initial loss of words when someone pointed out that the most feared people in the nation were policemen, and not teachers as he had said. I'm nearly at the 10,000 words required for the initial pitch. The initial impression is of a tiny, brilliantly painted chapel. This was its first response to my initial letter, rather than the culmination of a lengthy and bitter exchange! There were 1,703 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 9 from the preceding week. Geraldine's initial letter had no proper address on it and they owe their reunion to the local postman who recognised the name and knew the door number. You'll have to excuse my rather bland choice of words in the initial sentence. If trouble continues after an initial warning, a letter is sent to the youngster's parents. It was much more to do with the tone of the letter than the initial phrase. The initial list contained 50 words illustrating 20 presumed features of written Spanish. When she caught word about the initial incident, she ordered all books and reading material banned and burned. Frankly, the initial material and words of advice in Wine Fundamentals are absolutely superb and sensible. After the initial greetings and words of sympathy and relief, we all filed into the living room. This initial report outlines the investigation's key lines of inquiry and the next steps planned as of 7 August 2007. They want to see if the initial, favorable impression was justified. Their initial exchange of letters set the tone for their relationship as student and mentor. Aside from her initial words, she took no notice of the man. Following that, the test administrator asks the subject to remember as many of the words on the initial list as possible. His initial letter in 1974 was because there had been another man or three other men arrested for the Otero murders. And yes, Jesus was poor, but not homeless, which was the entire point I was trying to make in my initial letter. Synonyms beginning, opening, commencing, starting, inceptive, embryonic, fledgling 1.1 (of a letter) at the beginning of a word. （字母）位于词首的 Example sentencesExamples The second scheme uses the first name and the initial letter of the last name. Dyslexics may correctly get the initial letters and ‘rush’ the rest incorrectly. He also used abbreviations for the unknown, usually the initial letter of a colour was used, and sometimes several different unknowns occur in a single problem. In Experiment 2, we found that the initial letter of the solution word was no better as a cue than either the middle or last letter. One is that the numerals came from an alphabet in a similar way to the Greek numerals which were the initial letters of the names of the numbers. In PDF files particularly, initial letters may be separated from the rest of the word. Show your child the initial letters of other members of the family and, when the post is delivered, see if they can work out whom each item of mail is for. The names of the patients had the same initial letter while the hospital numbers differed by just one digit. In German, as in English, the initial letter of the first word in a sentence is always capitalized. Without him Bolton went on to lose 2-0 to Walsall, who share an initial letter with Wembley but little else. This simple activity helps students focus on initial letters in words in both languages. The initial letter in his surname is silent. To encrypt the initial letter P we use the key letter beneath it which, in this case, is f. The present study examined the role of the convention in German to capitalize the initial letters of nouns. And for certain names I used the same initial letter and changed the name; for some I just completely switched it. Do not confuse this use of red with the practice of using red ink for each initial letter of God, Christos or Iesus. Buy a packet of plain biscuits and writing icing, then draw the initial letter of everyone's name in your family on a separate biscuit. The utilization of only the initial letters of these names neutralizes this original significance. In its orthography, German gives an initial capital letter to its nouns, a practice common in English until the mid eighteenth century. The announcement means that no more footwear will be made in the town that gave its initial letter to the K Shoes brand. nounɪˈnɪʃəliˈniSHəl The first letter of a name or word, typically a person's name or a word forming part of a phrase. （尤指姓名、短语中单词的）首字母 they carved their initials into the tree trunk Example sentencesExamples We have only the initials for the Christian names of the men in the back row who are dressed in their ordinary clothes. And I thought for a minute that the initials of my name were just unlucky. Instead of the first and last letters of one word, the tiles can be made to represent the first and second initials of a phrase, name, etc. Bach concluded all his works with the letters AMDG - the initials of the Latin words meaning ‘To the greater glory of God’. A critical part of a girl's education in this discipline was learning how to stitch letters so she could work her initials or name onto the various linens made for the household. Those letters can be the initials of a first or a last name (of a person or a pet), or can represent a title or any other appellation. And so, in similar circumstances, it is likely that someone from the class of 2005 will put his hand up, stamp his mark on the series, and henceforth be known by just one name or perhaps his initials. The name and initials of the interviewed person have been changed for security reasons. He no longer uses his full name, just his initials. If you can remember a few sets of initials, the full names follow automatically. Their names were initials until the public knew what the abbreviations stood for. The ever-present heart and anchor, symbols of hope and trust, were generally flanked by initials or sometimes even names. Customize by choosing any combination of letters: your initials, a nickname, any word you think describes you. The headmaster's chair and canopy featuring a portrait of the school's founder still dominate the original panelled schoolroom, complete with the carved initials and names of generations of schoolboys. If the kerchief carried the lady's initials or name, it was purposely exhibited before the rival lover. It would have been helpful to have each man's name or initials before each letter. Robert's wife Susan said that the irons had such a positive effect that they gave someone who used them a good hair day - the initials of this phrase then became the company's name. To indicate they have made such a hike, often they scribble their names or initials on rocks or stones or the marker on the top of the mount. The initials of the French name are also the first 4 letters in the European spelling for the first part of the digestive tract, the oesophagus, so the acronym is very appropriate. She also matched initials to the names of more than a half-dozen workers. Synonyms initial letter, beginning letter verbɪˈnɪʃəliˈniSHəl [with object] 1Mark or sign (a document) with one's initials 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） Example sentencesExamples The solemnity of the language of the resolution and the fact that it was initialled on each page and signed at the end was calculated to impress on the reader the intended finality of the document. The candidate shall be asked to read and initial each page of the platform and sign a statement affirming he/she has read the entire platform. That draft notice will be in the form of a document which has now been handed up and which is initialled, dated and placed with the papers. Indeed, it was this assumption which led him to initial and/or sign the documents without considering them in any detail. I state here, unequivocally and for the record, that any documents presented to me by US law enforcement agents were signed and initialled under duress, thus rendered legally contested in validity. Two more clerks came through, checking our IDs and initialing our blue application forms again. And by the same token I used that pen to initial my response to the offer that subsequently fell through. Wondering whether he should have held the record company more to ransom, he initialled and signed both copies and retained one for himself. After the notification, the department will initial the sheet. The space for the client to initial had been left blank, and remained blank. They've initialed notes that they gave us when we wrote the script. This document, which he signed and initialed, reads as follows. Jones read over and initialled or signed the document. Please initial any alterations you make thereafter signing the statement of truth at the end. The Case Manager initialled the remaining one herself after having a meeting with ‘an undisclosed person’. They both initialled the proposal form and they both signed the cheques for the premiums. Kane dated and signed the notes, and also initialed any changes to them. So I just crossed out that section, initialed it, and signed the contract. The pharmacist noticed the prescription for the dose had been altered from 50 to 100 microgrammes, and the alteration had not been initialled. They also must agree to sign or initial the special edition prints. Synonyms put one's initials on, sign, countersign, autograph, endorse, put one's mark on, inscribe, superscribe, witness 1.1 Agree to or ratify (a treaty or contract) by signing it. 签署（条约，合同） Example sentencesExamples The Tlicho Agreement was initialled Sept. 4 by the chief negotiators of the Dogrib Treaty 11 council, the government of the Northwest Territories and the government of Canada. At the same time, he sought to demonstrate the benefits of US largesse by initialing a preliminary, non-binding agreement offering to share aspects of US military technology. Russia has still not signed the pipeline memorandum, which was initialled by Bulgaria and Greece in April, Dnevnik daily reported. Raul Castro initialed a draft treaty with the Soviet Defense Minister that governed the deployment of Soviet forces to Cuba. Canada, British Columbia and the Nisga'a Tribal Council initialed the final agreement earlier this summer. After meeting Hitler in May 1941 he and the German ambassador, Otto Abetz, initialled the Paris protocols which gave the Germans significant military concessions in Africa and the Middle East. And eight of the current squad were signed to initial contracts worth less than $5,000. In Kabul, the Afghan administration and Britain initialled an agreement on deployment of about 4,500 foreign peacekeeping troops. The two companies initialled a memorandum of understanding on Saturday which will be signed later this month in Moscow. Jack and Jim signed the partnership agreement in public - they'd already initialled it in secret on Christmas Eve. The main components of the settlement package were agreed in February 2001, and a deed of settlement was initialled by negotiators in October 2002. Three weeks of negotiations resulted in the three presidents initialing the Dayton peace agreements on 21 November. The political agreement was meant to solidify an earlier agreement that the Macedonian and Albanian sides initialed last Wednesday. On 30 April 1803, American and French negotiators initialed agreements transferring the Louisiana territory to the United States in exchange for $11,250,000. East Timor and Australia initialed Thursday a framework agreement on revenue-sharing for oil in the Timor Gap between the two countries. On 23 January 1973 Kissinger and the chief North Vietnamese negotiator, Le Duc Tho, initialled a cease-fire agreement in Paris. While the gentle refrain of the Nisga'a peace song filled the room, the final agreement was initialed. The PA Supervisory Board's decision came as a surprise to foreign investors and the public in Bulgaria, after the PA initialled the draft contract with Viva Ventures. This is a part of the text of the trilateral memorandum, which is due to be signed in Sofia in the near future, after being initialled on November 5 in Athens at a meeting of experts from the three countries involved in the project. The EU dropped a humiliating demand that Turkey initial the pact immediately on December 17. Synonyms ratify, accept, approve, agree to, consent to, authorize, validate, recognize Origin Early 16th century: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.
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