1580s, from Middle French initiation or directly from Latin initiationem (nominative initiatio) "participation in secret rites," noun of action from past participle stem of initiare "originate, initiate," from initium (see initial).
权威例句
1. They announced the initiation of a rural development programme.
他们宣布启动一项农村发展计划。
2. After initiation, the youths started to interact with the older members.
入会仪式后,这些小伙子与老成员开始互动。
3. This was my initiation into the peace movement.
这是我初次参加和平运动。
4. There was a year between initiation and completion.