initiate
/ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt/
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v. 開始;發起;創始
- The hospital initiated a free program to help smokers quit within three months. 這家醫院發起了一項免費計畫,幫助吸菸者在三個月內戒菸。
其他意思
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v. 開始, 發起, 啟蒙
If you initiate something, you start it or cause it to happen.
- They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics
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n. 新入會者
An initiate is a person who has been accepted as a member by a particular group or club and been taught its secrets and skills.
- Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
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in + it + i + ate往內 + 去 + — + 動詞