ini·tia·to·ry /ɪˈnɪʃ(i)əˌtori, ˌtɔr-/
(a.)著手的,最初的,初步的
In·i·ti·a·to·ry a.
1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step.
2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
Some initiatory treatises in the law. --Herbert.
Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together. --J. M. Mason.
In·i·ti·a·to·ry, n. An introductory act or rite. [R.]
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initiatory
adj : serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue";
"the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an
initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or
maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden
voyage" [syn: inaugural, initiative, first, maiden]