noun🔗Share首字母，字首。 The first letter of a word or a name."My son's name is Ethan, and the initial of his first name is E. "我儿子的名字是Ethan，他名字的首字母是E。languagewritingwordcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share首字母，姓名首字母缩写。 In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit."You can get your initials printed at the top."你可以在顶部印上你的姓名首字母缩写。languagewritingwordpersoncommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share首字母，起首字母 A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document."The initial of the first chapter in the history textbook was a large, ornate "C". "历史课本第一章的起首字母是一个很大的，装饰华丽的“C”。writingstyleliteraturemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share声母，首音。 Onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology."The initial consonant sound in the word "sister" is /s/. "“sister”这个词的声母，也就是首音，是/s/。phoneticslanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share署名首字母, 签缩写。 To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature."Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom."请在每页上署名首字母，并在底部完整签署合同。signwritingcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share最初的，开始的 Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin."Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods."最初我们对他们效率的赞赏变成了对他们手段的厌恶。timehistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share最初的，首字母的 Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word."The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter."名字的首字母通常会用大写字母打印出来。positionlanguagewritingwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
