initiate
verb transitive /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/
START 开始
ADVANCED slightly formal
■to cause something to begin 开始，创始•Who initiated the violence?谁先使用暴力的？
verb transitive /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/
TEACH 教
■to teach someone about an area of knowledge, or to allow someone into a group by a special ceremony 向（某人）传授专门知识；（透过某种仪式）接纳（新会员）•At the age of eleven, Harry was initiated into the art of golf by his father.哈里11岁时，他的父亲教他高尔夫球基本技巧。 •Each culture had a special ritual to initiate boys into manhood.每种文化都有特殊的男孩成人礼。
noun countable /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/ formal
■a person who has recently joined a group and has been taught its secrets 新入会的人；新成员 |