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ab initio
[ab initio 词源字典]
c. 1600, Latin, literally "from the beginning," from
ab
"from" + oblique case of
initium
"entrance, beginning," related to verb
inire
"to go into, enter upon, begin" (see
initial
).
[ab initio etymology, ab initio origin, 英语词源]