a. 刚开始的, 不成熟的, 未发达的

[经] 不完整

[ adj ]
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
<adj.all>
incipient civil disorderan incipient tumor
a vague inchoate idea

Inchoate \In"cho*ate\, a. [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p.
of incohare to begin.]
Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully
in existence or operation; existing in its elements;
incomplete. -- {In"cho*ate*ly}, adv.

Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate.
--Raleigh.


Inchoate \In"cho*ate\, v. t.
To begin. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.