incipient
Word family nounincipienceincipiencyadjectiveincipientadverbincipiently
in·cip·i·ent /ɪnˈsɪpiənt/ adjectiveadj [only before noun] formal START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCstarting to happen or exist 刚开始的,早期的 a sign of incipient madness 精神失常的早期征兆
Origin incipient (1600-1700) Latin present participle of
incipere;
→ INCEPTION