initial
单词辨析：
指最早存在或出现的，只作定语。
The original settlers here are the Indians.
最早在这里定居的是印第安人。
This house has been returned to the original owner.
这幢房子已经归还了原主。
The original painting is now worth 800 dollars.
这幅画的原作现在值800美元。
The following are extracts from the original article.
以下是原文的节选。
指发生或出现于某过程的初始阶段的，只作定语。
The initial talks formed the basis of the final agreement.
最初的会谈形成了最终协议的基础。
After overcoming her initial shyness, Maria became very friendly.
克服了起初的羞怯之后，玛丽亚变得十分友善。
指生命或人类发展的初期阶段的。
Primitive people usually lived in caves.
原始人通常住在山洞里。
This book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.
该书描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
The living conditions there were pretty primitive.
那里的生活条件甚为原始。
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Now that the initial shock was wearing off, he was in considerable pain
最初的震惊渐渐过去之后，他感到疼痛难忍。
The initial reaction of most participants is fear
多数参与者的最初反应是恐惧。
It was launched last year in paperback with an initial print run of 7,000 copies.
这本书的平装本在去年推出，首次印数为7,000册。
I'm also not crazy about the initial terms of the deal.
我对该协议的最初条款也不太满意。
A prospective premium of about 30 per cent on their initial investment is enticing.
初始投资30%左右的预期溢价非常具有诱惑力。
This allowed initial system testing and problem determination to be performed very shortly after functional verification completed.
这允许在功能验证完成之后不久执行最初的系统测试和问题确定。