initiate, inaugurate, induct, install, invest
这组词的意思相近。它们的区别在于:initiate指在秘密典礼或仪式上接纳新成员; inaugurate指正式、庄重、规模较大的就职仪式; induct指通过仪式使某人就职或入会、上任等; install指把某人安插到某个位上,或任命某人担任某个职务; invest原指穿上象征权力的官服或戴上官衔、军衔,引申指通过仪式、典礼授予官职、权力、荣誉等。
begin，start，commence，initiate，inaugurate
这些动词都含有“开始”之意。
begin最常用词，含义广泛，其反义词是end，多用于行动、工作等的开始。
start在许多场合可与begin通用，但start侧重动作的起点。
commence可与begin换用，但commence系书面正式用词，语气庄重，特指有正式程序或一定仪式，或某种正式行动的“开始”。
initiate指创始或发起，侧重某过程的第一步，不考虑结束，强调起始。
inaugurate指正式而隆重的开始。
Bills of Attainder were normally initiated in the House of Lords.
《掠夺公权法案》通常由上议院制定.
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He is the master who initiated me into the craft.
他是我的入门师傅.
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They were initiated into Christianity.
他们被介绍加入了基督教.
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He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers.
他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门.
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He was initiated into literary fraternities.
他被邀请加入了文艺学会.
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The biochemical era in the study of gastrin was initiated.
研究促胃液素的生物化学时代开始了.
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The club initiated twelve members.
俱乐部正式接受12个人为会员.
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The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France.
这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界.
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The armed struggle was initiated by the petty bourgeoisie.
武装斗争是由小资产阶级所发动的.
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Hunting is usually initiated by hunger and stopped by satiation.
追逐现象通常是由饥饿所引起的,并由于饱食而停止.
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In general ionic polymerization can be initiated through acidic or basic compounds.
一般来讲,离子型聚合可以被酸类或碱类化合物所引发.
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He initiated me into the sports club.
他正式介绍我加入运动俱乐部.
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The teacher initiated students into the elements of grammar.
老师把基本语法教给学生.
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Proposed legislation is initiated in the form of a Bill.
拟议中的立法以法案的形式提出.
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He initiated his son into the game of chess.
他把下棋的初步知识教给儿子.
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