用作定语
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The initial talks formed the basis of the later agreement.最初的会谈形成了后来协议的基础。
After she'd overcome her initial shyness, she became very friendly.她克服了起初的羞怯之后,变得十分友善。

initial还可用作名词,意思是“(姓名等的)字首,第一个字母”,常用作复数形式。例如:
The initials of the United States of America is U.S.A.美利坚合众国的缩略形式是U.S.A.。

［同义词］   first, original, primary
［反义词］   eventual, final
［词源］＜拉丁语initialis(开始走进)