incipient
/ɪnˈsɪpɪənt/adjective
1- in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop初期的, 早期的; 刚发生的, 刚发展的：
he could feel incipient anger building up
他能感到刚露头的火气正变得越来越大
an incipient black eye.
刚开始青肿的眼眶。
1.1
- (of a person) developing into a specified type or role（人）正成为某种类型的人的, 正进入角色的：
we seemed more like friends than incipient lovers.
我们看起来更像朋友, 而不像渐入佳境的情人。
派生词
incipience
nounincipiency
nounincipiently
adverb词源
late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a beginner)： from Latin incipient- 'undertaking， beginning'， from the verb incipere, from in- 'into， towards' + capere 'take'.