principiate

发音

/pɹɪnˈsɪpiət/
/pɹɪnˈsɪpieɪt/

词形变化

principiates 复数 principiates principiated principiates 三单 principiating principiating 现在分词 principiated 过去式 principiated 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The product of a principle.

v.
  1. 1.

    To begin; to initiate.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a beginning; of or constituting a beginning.

    废旧

词源

The verb is first attested in 1613, the adjective in 1654; borrowed from Late Latin prī̆ncipiātus, perfect passive participle of prī̆ncipiō (“to begin to speak, commence”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from Latin prī̆ncipium (“beginning, origin; foundation, principle”). With use as noun, compare Latin prī̆ncipiātum (“derivative of a first principle”).

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