Word · Frequency #3422
initiate (n.)
新成员；新入会者
A new member of an organization, especially one admitted through an initiation ceremony.
- 1.
A new member of an organization.
组织的新成员。
- 2.
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
经历过入会仪式的人。
- 3.
One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.
对某话题或学科熟悉的人；尤指专家。
内行；专家；行家；组织的新成员。；经历过入会仪式的人。；对某话题或学科熟悉的人；尤指专家。；入会
In use
The initiate received a special badge at the ceremony.
As an initiate, she had to learn the secret handshake.
The older members welcomed the new initiates into the group.
a[n] initiate
initiate 前通常有不定冠词 a 或 an。
He is an initiate in the secret society.
他是那个秘密社团的入会者。
the initiate(s) of something
特指某一群体中的入会者，常用复数。
The initiates of the program received special training.
该项目的入会者接受了特殊培训。
initiate + in (something)
表示在某领域的初入门者，介词 in 后接领域。
Connections
Collocations
- new initiate
- 新入会者
- The new initiate was welcomed by the group.新入会者受到了团队的欢迎。
- initiate into
- 入会仪式；加入...的新成员
- He became an initiate into the secret society.他成为了该秘密社团的新成员。
- fellow initiate
- 同期入会者
- She and her fellow initiates trained together.她和她的同期入会者一起训练。
- young initiate
- 年轻的新成员
- The young initiate showed great enthusiasm.这位年轻的新成员表现出极大的热情。
- initiate's first test
- 新成员的第一次考验
- The initiate's first test was to climb the mountain.新成员的第一次考验是爬山。
- initiate member
Learner notes
Memory Tip
initiate中的init像initial（最初的），所以是初始加入的人。
Context & Register
正式场合；常见于学术机构、兄弟会、专业协会等入会仪式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-iate', but their stressed vowels differ: none rhyme perfectly with 'initiate' (stress on the second syllable with /ɪ/). Words like 'associate' and 'appreciate' have stress on a different vowel. Use this list to recognize the common spelling pattern, but note the pronunciation differences.
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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