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initials

/ih-nish-uhl/US // ɪˈnɪʃ əl //UK // (ɪˈnɪʃəl) //

首字母,首字母缩写,首写字母,缩写

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
    • : Phonetics. occurring at the beginning of a word or syllable, as the sound of kite, chasm, or quay.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an initial letter, as of a word.
    • : the first letter of a proper name.
    • : a letter of extra size or an ornamental character used at the beginning of a chapter or other division of a book, manuscript, or the like.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    in·i·tialed, in·i·tial·ing or in·i·tialled, in·i·tial·ling.

    • : to mark or sign with an initial or the initials of one's name, especially as a token of preliminary or informal approval.

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Examples

  • I finish a decent game, type my initials, and decide to call it quits.

  • Another time he altered the program so that the high score table would refuse to display the initials of one of his colleagues.

  • The woman is identified only by the initials J.W. in court papers from a subsequent federal civil-rights lawsuit.

  • On the Pont des Arts we buy a padlock engraved with our initials, T and E.

  • The other man who filed a suit on Nov. 27 has chosen to remain unidentified and filed his claim using only his initials.

  • I rubbed in the spot indicated, and out came the crest and initials exactly as Jack had described them.

  • To Lucy Warrender, who now heard of the matter for the first time, these initials were no enigma.

  • Her name and his initials were all that was written in the book; very carefully she cut out the entire page.

  • There was nothing in the pockets of the overcoat, but inside the hat he found pasted the initials L. P.

  • We might cite the initials of many more of those who found themselves, not without some mutual surprise, side by side in one room.