| 词汇 | initiation |
| 释义 | initiationWord family noun initiation initiatorverb initiate adjectiveinitiativeinitiatory Organizations i·ni·ti·a·tion /ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ AWL noun [countableC, uncountableU] 1 SSOJOIN AN ORGANIZATIONthe process of officially introducing someone into a club or group, or of introducing a young person to adult life, often with a special ceremony 〔常指通过特别仪式的〕入会；〔青年男女的〕成年 The club has an initiation ceremony for new members. 该俱乐部会为新成员举行入会仪式。 initiation rite/ritual initiation rituals for young boys at puberty 为青春期男孩举行的成年仪式 initiation into rites of initiation into their religion 加入他们教派的仪式 2 START DOING somethingthe act of starting something such as an official process, a new plan etc 〔正式程序、新计划等的〕发起，实施 initiation of the initiation of criminal proceedings 提起刑事诉讼 Examples from the Corpus initiation• the group's secret initiation rite initiation rite/ritual• Spirit baptism was not just an initiation rite, it was a mystical encounter.• Lois was tempted to ask the young man if he thought she had undergone an initiation rite.• Hence, the recourse to alcohol or other drugs, which is commonly featured in initiation rites around the world.• His appearance is essential to the tribes' fertility, and he is petitioned in initiation rites for young boys at puberty.• This will be a new experience for Mr Major, the last and hardest of his political initiation rites.• Yet as serious as this initiation ritual is, it is also fun.• What of our own, where initiation ritual does not exist?• Your initiation rites do not conceal your destitution. |
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