initialing

1.[obn]最初的；开始的；第一的happening at the beginning; first

an initial payment of £60 and ten instalments of £2560 英镑的首期付款加十次 25 英镑的分期付款

in the initial stages(= at the beginning) of the campaign运动的最初阶段

My initial reaction was to decline the offer.我最初的反应是婉言谢绝这个提议。

1.[c]（名字的）首字母the first letter of a person's first name

‘What initial is it, Mrs Owen?’ ‘It's J, J for Jane.’“首字母是什么，欧文太太？”“是 J，Jane 的 J。”

2.[pl]（全名的）首字母the first letters of all of a person's names

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK.人们常以姓名的首字母 JFK 称约翰 ) 菲茨杰拉德 ) 肯尼迪。

Just write your initials.写下你的姓名首字母即可。

1.~ sth用姓名的首字母作标记（或签名）于to mark or sign sth with your initials

Please initial each page and sign in the space provided.请在每一页写上姓名首字母并在规定的空白处签字。