Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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initiated

/ɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪd/B2

发起 / 引起 (v.)

指开始或引发某件事,这里说「谁先发起了打架」;常见搭配有 `initiate a fight/meeting`。

you saw my client struggling with his boss,
but you don't know who initiated the fight.
To be perfectly candid,