beginning

名词 beginning:

1. the event consisting of the start of something
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
   同义词：commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
3. the first part or section of something
4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
   同义词：origin, root, rootage, source
5. the act of starting something
   同义词：start, commencement

动词 begin:

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   同义词：get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   同义词：begin, start
3. set in motion, cause to start
   同义词：begin, lead off, start, commence
4. begin to speak or say he began
   同义词：begin
5. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
   同义词：begin
6. have a beginning, of a temporal event
   同义词：begin
7. have a beginning characterized in some specified way
   同义词：begin, start
8. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
   同义词：begin, start
9. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
   同义词：begin
10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
    同义词：begin

形容词 beginning:

1. serving to begin
   同义词：first

1. I've read the book from beginning to end.
   我把这本书从头到尾看完了。
2. Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens?
   民主制度是创始於雅典吗？
3. You have made a good beginning.
   你已经做出了良好的开端。
4. I missed the beginning of the film.
   电影的开头部分我没有看到。

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n.（名词）
The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start.
开始：使某事物开始存在或成为现实的动作或过程；开端
The time when something begins or is begun:
开始的时间：某事物开始或刚刚开始的一段时间：
例句：
the beginning of the war.
战争初期

The place where something begins or is begun:
开始的地方：某事物开始或刚刚开始的地点：
例句：
at the beginning of the road.
道路的起点

A source; an origin:
来源；起源：
例句：
What was the beginning of the disputeô
争论由何而起ô

The first part:
第一部分：
例句：
The front matter is at the beginning of the book.
前言在书的开端

Often beginnings An early or rudimentary phase:
常作 beginnings 初期阶段，早期阶段：
例句：
the beginnings of human life on this planet.
人类在这个星球上的早期阶段

<参考词汇><同义词>beginning,birth,dawn,genesis,nascence,riseThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .the initial stage of a developmental process.:
这些名词共同的一个中心意思是.某一发展过程的早期.：
例句：
the beginning of a new era in computer technology;
计算机技术新时代的初期；

例句：
the birth of generative grammar;
生成语法的起源；

例句：
the dawn of civilization;
文明的开端；

例句：
the genesis of quantum mechanics;
量子力学的起源；

例句：
the nascence of classical sculpture;
古典雕塑的起源；

例句：
the rise and decline of an ancient city-state. end
古代城邦的兴衰 end