incipient
英[?n's?p??nt]
美[?n's?p??nt]
- adj. 初期的；初始的；起初的；發(fā)端的
助記提示
1、in- "into, in, on, upon" + cip- / cipi- + -ent.
2、含義：begin, take up.
中文詞源
incipient 開端的
in-,進(jìn)入，使，-cip,拿，帶，開始，詞源同inception,participate.
英文詞源
- incipient (adj.)
- 1660s, from Latin incipientem (nominative incipiens), present participle of incipere "begin, take up," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + -cipere, comb. form of capere "to take" (see capable).
雙語例句
- 1. signs of incipient unrest
- 動(dòng)亂的初期跡象
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. There were signs of incipient panic.
- 出現(xiàn)了早期的恐慌跡象。
來自辭典例句
- 3. She felt for him an incipient tenderness, but scarcely any passion.
- 她對他的好感只是一種剛剛萌芽的柔情, 還根本談不上什么愛情.
來自辭典例句
- 4. In some fungi, there is evidence of incipient speciation.
- 在某些真菌中, 有新發(fā)生的物種形成的證據(jù).
來自辭典例句
- 5. The incubation time for incipient precipitation is often a minute or more.
- 出現(xiàn)沉淀的孕育時(shí)間常常需要一分鐘或更多的時(shí)間.
來自辭典例句