incipient
incipient 英 [ɪnˈsɪpiənt] 美 [ɪnˈsɪpiənt]
adj. 初始的；早期的
signs of incipient unrest 动乱的初期迹象
an incipient black eye. 刚发生的丑事。
- Incipient means something is in an early stage of existence. In its incipient form, basketball was played with a soccer ball and peach baskets for goals. Bouncy orange balls and nets came later.
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- adj. 初始的；早期的
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1. signs of incipient unrest
动乱的初期迹象
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2. an incipient black eye.
刚发生的丑事。
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3. an incipient disease
初发的病症
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4. Artificial intelligence is another incipient challenge.
人工智能是另一个刚出现的挑战。
- incipient (adj.) "beginning, commencing," 1660s, from Latin incipientem (nominative incipiens), present participle of incipere "begin, take up; have a beginning, originate," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + -cipere, combining form of capere "to take," from PIE root *kap- "to grasp." Related: Incipiently.
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