initial /i'niʃәl/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
• (v.) mark with one's initials
• (adj.) occurring at the beginning

Chinese translation

• n. 字首, 首字母
• a. 开始的, 最初的, 字首的
• vt. 用姓名的首字母签名

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/i'niʃәl/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.72 · Rare

Word forms

initialled, initialling, initials

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Related words

initially · initiative · initiate

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