in·cho·ate
adjective/ɪnˈkəʊət/, /ˈɪnkəʊeɪt/
/ɪnˈkəʊət/
(formal)- just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed
初期的；雏形的；不成熟的 - inchoate ideas
初步想法
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin inchoatus, past participle of inchoare, variant of incohare ‘begin’. - inchoate ideas