initiate [ in- = in 入；it = to go 走；-iate (-ate) v. = to make 使=>“to make to go in 使進入”→]vt. set going; begin 發(fā)動；開始 / This year we shall initiate a series of free concerts.今年我們將舉辦一系列的免費音樂會。

initiation n. 開始；創(chuàng)始 

initiative n. 創(chuàng)始；首創(chuàng)精神；主動性 

initial a. 最初的；開始的

inject [in- = into入；ject = to throw 拋射=>“to throw into 射入”→]vt. force (a drug，liquid, etc. ) into 注射，注入 / Drugs are often injected into the body.藥物常用注射方法進人體內(nèi)。

injection n. 注射；針劑

inquire [in-= into入；quire = to ask 問=>“to ask into 深入查問”→] v. try to find out by questions 詢問 / The detective went from house to house, inquiring whether anyone had seen the lost boy.偵探挨家挨戶詢問是否有人見過那失蹤的男孩。

inquiry n. 詢問，打聽；質(zhì)詢

inspect [ in- = upon 在…上；spect = to look 看=>“l(fā)ook upon 俯視，觀察”→]v. look over carefully；examine 檢查；審查 / A dentist inspects my teeth twice a year.牙醫(yī)每年替我檢查牙齒兩次。

inspection n. 檢查；審查；檢閱；視察

intend [ in- = toward 向…；tend = to stretch 伸展=>“to stretch mind or thought toward 將心思伸向…”→]v. have in mind as a purpose; plan 想要；打算 / We intend to go home soon.我們打算早些回家。

intention n. 意圖；打算；目的；意旨