initiatory
initiatory — 形容詞
- initiatorypositive
- more initiatorycomparative
- most initiatorysuperlative
1. describing a ceremony, lesson, or experience that brings a person into a group,
入門的
讓人首次加入某團體或領域的
describing a ceremony, lesson, or experience that brings a person into a group, faith, or new field of practice for the first time.
The temple holds initiatory rites for new monks every spring.
這座寺廟每年春天為新進僧侶舉行入門儀式。
attributive: initiatory + rites/ceremony
Nellie sat through the law firm's initiatory week of compliance training.
Nellie 參加了那家律師事務所為期一週的入門法遵訓練。
attributive: initiatory + week/period of training
An initiatory dive in the pool helped Hamza decide to join the diving club.
在泳池裡的入門式試跳讓 Hamza 決定加入潛水社。
The choir gives every new member an initiatory solo at the autumn concert.
合唱團會在秋季音樂會上安排每位新成員擔任入門獨唱。
Élise found the gallery's initiatory tour useful before her first day as a guide.
Élise 覺得畫廊的入門導覽對她第一天當解說員很有幫助。
attributive: initiatory + tour/session
- initiatory rite
- initiatory ceremony
- initiatory training
- initiatory tour
- introductory
much more common; everyday register
- inaugural
stresses the first official event in a series
- advanced
for stages that follow the first one
文法句型
initiatory + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a noun describing a ceremony, period, or activity (rite, training, week, tour, session). Rarely appears after 'be'.
常見錯誤
2. describing an action, move, or step that sets a larger process in motion.
開端的
啟動整個流程的首個動作
describing an action, move, or step that sets a larger process in motion.
Anong's email was the initiatory step toward a city-wide recycling plan.
Anong 的那封電子郵件是邁向全市回收計畫的起始步驟。
attributive: initiatory + step/move
The mayor's speech served as the initiatory act of the new housing programme.
市長的演說是新住宅方案的開端動作。
attributive: initiatory + act/move
An initiatory donation from Yael allowed the food bank to open in October.
Yael 的開端捐款讓食物銀行得以在十月開幕。
Engineers credit the 1995 patent as the initiatory work behind today's wind farms.
工程師將 1995 年的那項專利視為當今風力發電場的起始工作。
The committee's initiatory vote cleared the way for a full public consultation.
委員會的開端表決為全面的公眾諮詢鋪平了道路。
attributive: initiatory + vote/decision
- initiatory step
- initiatory act
- initiatory move
- initiatory vote
- opening
everyday register; same idea of starting something
- preliminary
more about preparation; 'initiatory' implies the process has truly begun
- concluding
marks the end rather than the beginning
文法句型
initiatory + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense marks the kickoff of a process or project, with no implication that a person is being brought into a group. Subject nouns are typically abstract (step, move, act, vote, donation, work).
常見錯誤
同根字
- initiate動詞C1
- initiate名詞C2
- initiation名詞C1
- initial形容詞B1
- initially副詞B1