a. 起初的, 发端的, 表始的

n. 表始状态, 表始动词

Inchoative \In*cho"a*tive\ (?; 277), a. [L. inchoativus,
incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.]
Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an
inchoative verb. ``Some inchoative or imperfect rays.'' --W.
Montagu. -- n. An inchoative verb. See {Inceptive}.

Inceptive \In*cep"tive\, a.
Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an
inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the
beginning of action; -- called also {inchoative}. --
{In*cep"tive*ly}, adv.