1520s, "of or pertaining to a beginning," from Middle French initial or directly from Latin initialis "initial, incipient," from initium "a beginning, an entrance," from past participle stem of inire "to go into, enter upon, begin," from in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + ire "to go" (see ion).
initial (n.)
"initial letter of a name or surname," 1620s, from initial (adj.) in a specialized sense "standing at the beginning of a word, sentence, etc."
initial (v.)
"to mark or sign with initials," 1864, American English, from initial (n.). Related: Initialed; initialing.
例文
1. They learnt a lot from the initial market testing exercise.
彼らは最初の市場テストから多くの情報を理解した。
2.The initial image projected was of a caring,effective president.
彼が最初に示したのは、愛に満ち、仕事に効果的な大統領像だった。
3.The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.
今回の初歩的な会議の目標は、これらの問題を明らかにすることです。
4.I 'm also not crazy about the initial terms of the deal.
私もこの契約の最初の条項にはあまり満足していません。
5.After some initial problems，acetone was successfully produced in quantity.