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initiatory

/ih-nish-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // ɪˈnɪʃ i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //UK // (ɪˈnɪʃɪˌətərɪ) //

启动性,发起性,启动性的,发起性的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty.
    • : serving to initiate or admit into a society, club, etc.

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Examples

  • The initiatory ceremony for full membership is now a mock duel in which the arm alone is wounded.

  • The duties assigned to young medical officers were unimportant—​initiatory rather than definite in kind.

  • Mr. Howitt has viewed the initiatory ceremonies of more than one tribe, and is familiar with their inmost secrets.

  • Urging Virgin Luck not to quit his initiatory table, the captain reluctantly went at their heels.

  • Their very position, became thus the initiatory step in their assent to power.