1. the first letter of a word (especially a person's name);

   "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
   

1. occurring at the beginning;

   "took the initial step toward reconciliation"
   

1. mark with one's initials

1. 初始化：图7为整个交通灯控制器测试文件的激励向量部分,每隔10ns ,时钟(clk) 翻转一次,即时钟周期为20ns,初始化(initial) 语句描述的意义为,在0时刻,时钟和使能端(en) 均为0 ,在50ns时,使能端为1,仿真开始,在2550 (50+2500)ns时,仿真结束.

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2. 声母：汉语音节具有典型的声韵结构,也就是说,每个音节通常由声母(Initial)和韵母(Final)组成. 汉语标准普通话中有22个声母,38个韵母. 这些声韵母可以组成418个有效的无调音节,除去一些不常用的外,计算机常用的一般有408个音节.

3. 草签：但这样做,在法律上是非法的:(一)根据当时中国,属于中国领土,只有中国能代表,连袁世凯都指示中国代表陈贻范拒绝签署,陈虽草签(initial)了,但未正式签署,而所谓西姆拉条约从未被中国历届批准.

• initial issue(杂志的)创刊号
• initial letter of a word单词的第一个字母,首字母
• initial money创办费,开办费
• initial point起点,出发点
• initial velocity初速度

• A big blue handkerchief with his initials embroidered in the corner.

  出自：A. Uttley

• The earliest books left spaces for initials..which were completed by illuminators.

  出自：J. Hutchinson

• The commands are based on initials such as CV for 'centre vertically'.

  出自：New Scientist

• From this initial mistake of hers all the subsequent trouble, sorrow and tragedy have come.

  出自：J. Galsworthy

• The trade protocol..was valid for an initial period of five years.

  出自：Gentleman (Bombay)

• After a while the initial euphoria of having a place of his own wore off.

  出自：C. Peters

• The signing of a Panama Canal treaty that was initialed last month.

  出自：Time

• ☆ 1526年进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的initialis，意为最初的。