1580s, from Middle French initiation or directly from Latin initiationem (nominative initiatio) "participation in secret rites," noun of action from past participle stem of initiare "originate, initiate," from initium (see initial).
雙語例句
1. They announced the initiation of a rural development programme.
他們宣布啟動一項農(nóng)村發(fā)展計劃。
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2. After initiation, the youths started to interact with the older members.
入會儀式后，這些小伙子與老成員開始互動。
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3. This was my initiation into the peace movement.
這是我初次參加和平運(yùn)動。
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4. There was a year between initiation and completion.