1. He initiated his son into the game of chess.
    他把下棋的初步知识教给儿子。

1. 开始：学生得先开始(initiate),包括综理文献,方法确定,搜集、分析资料,撰写初稿等. 讨论后,学生「化构想为文字」写成初稿,指导教授方能修改,或增删或补充等,如此得反覆几次论文方能完成,此过程的每一个步骤都需与教授联系.

1. 开始;创始;发起
    If you initiate something, you start it or cause it to happen.

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    e.g. They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics...
           他们想启动一次经济学讨论。
    e.g. 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。

2. 使初步了解;向…传授基本技巧(或基础知识)
    If you initiate someone into something, you introduce them to a particular skill or type of knowledge and teach them about it.

    e.g. He initiated her into the study of other cultures.
           他将她领进了研究其他文化的大门。

3. (通过仪式)接纳，使加入
    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.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. ...the ceremony that initiated members into the Order.
           吸收成员加入会社的仪式

4. 有初步知识的成员;新入会的人
    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.

    e.g. Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
           陈是某个中国神学领域的新入门者。

1. people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

    e.g. it is very familiar to the initiate

    Synonym: enlightened

2. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

    Synonym: learned personpunditsavant

3. someone new to a field or activity

    Synonym: novicebeginnertyrotiro

1. set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

    e.g. Hitler''s attack on Poland led up to World War II

    Synonym: lead up

2. bring up a topic for discussion

    Synonym: broach

3. bring into being

    e.g. He initiated a new program
           Start a foundation

    Synonym: originatestart

4. take the lead or initiative in
    participate in the development of

    e.g. This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants

    Synonym: pioneer

5. accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

    e.g. African men are initiated when they reach puberty

    Synonym: induct