initial

将“initial”分解为“in”和“it’s all about the ‘I’”记忆法。想象单词中包含一个“I”在中心，代表着“initial”（最初的）是每个故事、序列或系列的开头或起点。通过将“I”和“initial”联系起来，可以更容易地记住这个单词的意思。

initial 最初的，开始的

in-,进入，使，-it,走，开始，词源同itinerary,exit.即走起来的，开始的。

initial (adj.)

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.

1. They learnt a lot from the initial market testing exercise.

他们从最初的市场测试中了解了许多信息。

2. The initial image projected was of a caring, effective president.

他最初表现出的是一个充满爱心、办事有效的总统形象。

3. The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.

本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。

4. I'm also not crazy about the initial terms of the deal.

我对该协议的最初条款也不太满意。

5. After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity.

解决了最初的一些问题之后，终于成功地制造出了大量丙酮。

【initial, original, primitive】
initial: a.开始的，最初的，强调处于事物的起始阶段，也可以指位于开头地方的。
• My initial good opinion of him changed with time. 时间长了我对他最初的好印象改变了。
original: a.最初的，最早的；原版的，原物的。指按顺序是首位的，在此前不再有更为原始的同类的东西；也指原件的，原物的，非仿造的东西。
• This is the original piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works. 就是在这架钢琴上，这位作曲家创作出了他的一些伟大的作品。
primitive: a.原始的，上古的，早期的，指处于人类生命或事物发展的早期阶段，也可以指自然的或简朴的。
• Primitive tribes live in the Amazon River basin. 原始部落居住在亚马逊河盆地。