名詞 beginning:

1. the event consisting of the start of something
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：origin, root, rootage, source
5. the act of starting something
   同義詞：start, commencement

動詞 begin:

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

形容詞 beginning:

1. serving to begin
   同義詞：first

1. I've read the book from beginning to end.
   我把這本書從頭到尾看完了。
2. Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens?
   民主制度是創(chuàng)始於雅典嗎？
3. You have made a good beginning.
   你已經(jīng)做出了良好的開端。
4. I missed the beginning of the film.
   電影的開頭部分我沒有看到。

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n.（名詞）
The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start.
開始：使某事物開始存在或成為現(xiàn)實(shí)的動作或過程；開端
The time when something begins or is begun:
開始的時(shí)間：某事物開始或剛剛開始的一段時(shí)間：
例句：
the beginning of the war.
戰(zhàn)爭初期

The place where something begins or is begun:
開始的地方：某事物開始或剛剛開始的地點(diǎn)：
例句：
at the beginning of the road.
道路的起點(diǎn)

A source; an origin:
來源；起源：
例句：
What was the beginning of the disputeô
爭論由何而起ô

The first part:
第一部分：
例句：
The front matter is at the beginning of the book.
前言在書的開端

Often beginnings An early or rudimentary phase:
常作 beginnings 初期階段，早期階段：
例句：
the beginnings of human life on this planet.
人類在這個(gè)星球上的早期階段

<參考詞匯><同義詞>beginning,birth,dawn,genesis,nascence,riseThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .the initial stage of a developmental process.:
這些名詞共同的一個(gè)中心意思是.某一發(fā)展過程的早期.：
例句：
the beginning of a new era in computer technology;
計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)新時(shí)代的初期；

例句：
the birth of generative grammar;
生成語法的起源；

例句：
the dawn of civilization;
文明的開端；

例句：
the genesis of quantum mechanics;
量子力學(xué)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
古代城邦的興衰 end