Word · Frequency #3422
initiate
开始；发起
to begin or start something
- 1.
To begin; to start.
开始；发起。
- 2.
To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
教授基础或原理；引入。
- 3.
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
授予会员资格；尤指通过神秘仪式接纳加入秘密组织。
- 4.
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
做第一个行动；执行第一个仪式；采取主动。
使入门；传授；接纳；吸收（入会）；采取主动；首先行动；开始；发起。；教授基础或原理；引入。
In use
The manager will initiate a new project next week.
She was initiated into the club last month.
The teacher initiated the students into the basics of chemistry.
initiate something
表示开始或发起某事物。
The company initiated a new project last month.
该公司上个月启动了一个新项目。
initiate someone into something
表示正式接纳某人加入某组织或团体。
They initiated him into the club after a ceremony.
他们在仪式后接纳他加入了俱乐部。
Verb forms
base initiate · third person initiates · -ing initiating · past initiated · past participle initiated
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- initiate a project
- 启动项目
- The university initiated a research project on climate change.该大学启动了一个气候变化研究项目。
- initiate a conversation
- 发起谈话；主动开启对话
- It's polite to initiate a conversation with a simple greeting.用简单的问候来开启对话是有礼貌的。
- initiate proceedings
- 提起诉讼；启动程序
- The company decided to initiate legal proceedings against the contractor.公司决定对承包商提起法律诉讼。
- initiate an investigation
- 展开调查
- The police initiated an investigation into the incident.警方对该事件展开了调查。
- initiate someone into something
- 让某人入门；向某人传授基础知识
- The senior engineer initiated the new intern into the team's workflow.资深工程师让新实习生初步了解了团队的工作流程。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：initiate 与 initial 都有 init-，initial 是“最初的”，initiate 就是“使开始、发起”；想象按下“启动”按钮的那一刻。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：Legal documents、Business reports、Academic papers 作“开始”讲时，initiate 是正式用语，通常用于书面语或正式场合，如法律、商务、学术等；日常口语中更常用 start 或 begin。
Grammar Note
常用于 initiate sth 或 initiate sb into sth 结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 initiate 一样含有 -iate 拼写。appreciate、associate、negotiate、differentiate 的结尾都发 /ʃieɪt/，和 initiate 的 /ʃieɪt/ 相同，但它们各自的重音不同，因此并不与 initiate 完全押韵。注意 immediate 和 intermediate 虽然也以 -iate 结尾，却读作 /iət/，与 /ʃieɪt/ 不同，不要被拼写误导。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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