initiation
US: /ˌɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
UK: /ɪnˌɪʃɪˈeɪʃən/
UK: /ɪnˌɪʃɪˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
initiation /i,niʃi'eiʃn/
- danh từ
- sự bắt đầu, sự khởi đầu, sự khởi xướng
- sự vỡ lòng, sự khai tâm, sự bắt đầu làm quen với (một bộ môn khoa học...)
- sự chính thức làm lễ kết nạp, lễ kết nạp
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun [U]
1 ~ (into sth) the act of sb becoming a member of a group, often with a special ceremony; the act of introducing sb to an activity or skill: an initiation ceremony + her initiation into the world of marketing
2 (formal) the act of starting sth: the initiation of criminal proceedings
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 beginning, commencement, inauguration, origination, debut, introduction, inception, establishment:
April the first is the date for initiation of the new system.
2 admittance, admission, entrance, induction, enrolment, instatement, investiture, ordination, installation; ceremony, rite, ritual:
The initiation of new members is scheduled for tomorrow at midnight.
Collocation dictionary
INITIATION + NOUN
ceremony, rite, ritual
an initiation ceremony for new members of the organization
PREP.
~ into
It was my initiation into the world of high fashion.
PHRASES
a ceremony/rite of initiation
