initiated
v. 开始( initiate的过去式和过去分词 ); 传授; 发起; 接纳新成员
If you initiate something, you start it or cause it to happen.
They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics...
他们想启动一次经济学讨论。
The trip was initiated by the manager of the community centre.
这次旅行由社区活动中心的经理发起。
If you initiate someone into something, you introduce them to a particular skill or type of knowledge and teach them about it.
He initiated her into the study of other cultures.
他将她领进了研究其他文化的大门。
If someone is initiated into something such as a religion, secret society, or social group, they become a member of it by taking part in ceremonies at which they learn its special knowledge or customs.
In many societies, young people are formally initiated into their adult roles.
在很多社会里,年轻人经过正式仪式才算成年。
...the ceremony that initiated members into the Order.
吸收成员加入会社的仪式
An initiate is a person who has been accepted as a member by a particular group or club and been taught its secrets and skills.
Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
陈是某个中国神学领域的新入门者。
He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers.
他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门.
The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France.
这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界.
He is the master who initiated me into the craft.
他是我的入门师傅.
The club initiated twelve members.
俱乐部正式接受12个人为会员.
They were initiated into Christianity.
他们被介绍加入了基督教.