begin, start, commence, initiate, inaugurate

名詞 begin:

1. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
   同義詞：Menachem Begin

動詞 begin:

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

1. She's begun on (ie started writing or reading) a new novel.
   她已開始寫(或閱讀)一本新小說。
2. Building began last year.
   建筑工程去年已經(jīng)開始。
3. The meeting will begin at nine.
   會議將在九點(diǎn)開始。
4. When does the concert begin?
   音樂會什麼時(shí)候開始?
5. The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'.
   英文字母表以A開始，以Z結(jié)束。
6. I have to begin with an apology.
   我得首先表示歉意。
7. The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month.
   從下月起，新車費(fèi)為1英鎊。
8. When did you begin learning English?
   你何時(shí)開始學(xué)習(xí)英語的？

be.gin

v.（動詞）
be.gan[-g2n.] be.gun[-gôn.] be.gin.ning,be.gins
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To take the first step in performing an action; start.
開始：采取行動的第一步；著手
To come into being:
開始，起源：形成，產(chǎn)生：
例句：
when life began.
當(dāng)生命開始時(shí)

To do or accomplish in the least degree:
起步：完成或達(dá)到最低限度：
例句：
Those measures do not even begin to address the problem.
那些措施根本不能觸及問題所在

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To take the first step in doing; start:
著手開始：采取行動的第一步；著手：
例句：
began work.
開始工作

To cause to come into being; originate.
使形成；產(chǎn)生
To come first in:
起首：第一個(gè)出現(xiàn)：
例句：
The numeral begins the sequence.
一是數(shù)字的起首

來源：
Middle English biginnen
中古英語 biginnen
from Old English beginnan
源自 古英語 beginnan

<參考詞匯><同義詞>begin,commence,start,initiate,inaugurateThese verbs are compared as they denote coming or putting into operation, being, or motion or setting about taking the first step, as in a procedure.
當(dāng)這些動詞表示開始行動，開始產(chǎn)生或著手采取行動的第一步時(shí)，可以互作比較。
Begin and commence are equivalent in meaning,thoughcommence is more formal:
Begin
began the race;
commence 意思相同，但commence 更為正式：
例句：
開始比賽；

例句：
a play that begins at eight o`clock;
八點(diǎn)鐘開演的節(jié)目；

例句：
commenced her career as a scientist;
開始她的科研生涯；

例句：
festivities that commenced with the national anthem.
以國歌開始的節(jié)日盛會。

Start is often interchangeable withbegin and commence but can also imply setting out from a specific point,frequently following inaction:
Start 經(jīng)常可以同begin 和 commence 互換， 但也可以暗指從特定一點(diǎn)出發(fā)，通常接在靜止動作后：
例句：
Stand and visit with me for a few minutes until the train starts.
在火車啟動以前站著陪我談幾分鐘；

例句：
The telephone started ringing.
電話鈴響起來。

Initiate applies to the act of taking the first steps in a process,without reference to what follows:
Initiate 指在一過程中采取的第一步行動，而不考慮之后如何：
例句：
The public hoped the government would initiate restrictions on imported goods.
公眾希望政府能對進(jìn)口貨物采取限制。

Inaugurate often connotes a formal beginning:
Inaugurate 經(jīng)常指正式的開始：
例句：
.The exhibition inaugurated a new era of cultural relations between the Soviet Union and United States. (Serge Schmemann).
.這次展覽開創(chuàng)了美蘇兩國文化關(guān)系的新紀(jì)元。. （塞格·施密曼）