in·cho·ate /ɪnˈkoət, ˈɪnkəˌwet/
(a.)剛開始的,早期的,未發達的
In·cho·ate a. Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. -- In*cho*ate*ly, adv.
Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. --Raleigh.
In·cho·ate v. t. To begin. [Obs.]
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inchoate
adj : only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient
civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague
inchoate idea" [syn: incipient]