1660s, from Latin incipientem (nominative incipiens), present participle of incipere "begin, take up," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + -cipere, comb. form of capere "to take" (see capable).
实用例句
1. signs of incipient unrest
动乱的初期迹象
来自《权威词典》
2. There were signs of incipient panic.
出现了早期的恐慌迹象。
来自辞典例句
3. She felt for him an incipient tenderness, but scarcely any passion.
她对他的好感只是一种刚刚萌芽的柔情, 还根本谈不上什么爱情.
来自辞典例句
4. In some fungi, there is evidence of incipient speciation.
在某些真菌中, 有新发生的物种形成的证据.
来自辞典例句
5. The incubation time for incipient precipitation is often a minute or more.
