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initiation

noun
OPAL W
🔊/ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃn/
🔊/ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the act of somebody becoming a member of a group, often with a special ceremony; the act of introducing somebody to an activity or skill（常指通过特别仪式的）入会；介绍某人初试某活动（或技艺）
    • There was an established initiation ceremony for new boys.对于新来的男孩，有一种既定的入会仪式。
    • The gym charges an initiation fee of $125.健身房收取 125 美元的入会费。
    • initiation into something her initiation into the world of marketing她初次涉足营销界
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryinitiation + noun
    • ceremony
    • rite
    • ritual
    • …
    preposition
    • initiation into
    phrases
    • a rite of initiation
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  2. (formal) the act of starting something开始；创始；发起
    • It is generally the police who deal with the initiation of criminal proceedings.通常由警察来处理刑事诉讼。