/ɪˈnɪʃl ||; ɪˈnɪʃəl/adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) happening at the beginning; first 最初的；开始的: My initial reaction was to refuse, but I later changed my mind.我最初的反应是拒绝，但后来改变了主意。the initial stages of our survey我们这个调查的最初阶段
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/ɪˈnɪʃl ||; ɪˈnɪʃəl/noun [C] [usu.pl] the first letter of a name （姓名的）首字母: Alison Elizabeth Waters' initials are A.E.W.Alison Elizabeth Waters的首字母是A.E.W。
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/ɪˈnɪʃl ||; ɪˈnɪʃəl/verb [T] (initialling;initialled (US 美) initialing;initialed) to mark or sign sth with your initials 用姓名的首字母作标记或签名: Any changes made when writing a cheque should be initialled by you.开支票时如有涂改，要用姓名的首字母签名。