Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14874
incipient
初期的；发端的；刚开始的
核心释义
just beginning to exist or develop; in an early stage
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处于初始阶段；开始、起始、正在形成。
In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.
处于初始阶段；开始、起始、正在形成。；起初的；发端的；初期的；[医] 初发的；初期的
用法In use
The incipient storm made us hurry back home.
用法提示：incipient 是形容词，意为“初起的、刚开始的”，修饰 storm。
His incipient interest in music led him to buy a guitar.
用法提示：incipient 表示“刚出现的”，修饰 interest。
The teacher noticed the incipient signs of burnout in her students.
用法提示：incipient 作形容词，表示“初期的”，修饰 signs。
incipient + noun
incipient 为正式用词，常放在名词前作定语，表示“刚开始出现”的状态，常用于医学或学术语境。
The doctor noticed incipient signs of infection.
医生注意到了感染的初期迹象。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- incipient stage
- 初期阶段
- The disease is easiest to treat at its incipient stage.这种疾病在初期阶段最容易治疗。
- incipient signs
- 初现的迹象
- There were incipient signs of economic recovery.经济复苏已出现初步迹象。
- incipient failure
- 初期故障
- Engineers designed sensors to detect incipient failure in the machinery.工程师设计了传感器来检测机械的初期故障。
- incipient democracy
- 初生的民主制度
- The country's incipient democracy faced many challenges.该国初生的民主制度面临许多挑战。
- incipient rebellion
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
读作“in-sip-ient”，联想“in + 起始”的谐音：事情刚进入起始阶段，就是‘初期的、发端的’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式报告、医学文献 incipient 属于正式用词，多用于书面或学术语境，指‘刚开始的、初期的’。日常口语中较少见，口语表达常用 beginning 或 early。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The only true rhyme here is recipient, which shares the final stressed /ˈsɪpiənt/ with incipient. The others are spelling lookalikes: sapient is /ˈseɪpiənt/, patient and ancient end in /ʃənt/, efficient ends in /ʃənt/, and ingredient ends in /diənt/ — none rhymes with incipient.
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