beginning
n. 開端; 先兆; 原始思想; 初期
The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
This was also the beginning of her recording career...
這也是她唱片生涯的開始。
Think of this as a new beginning.
把這當作一個新起點。
The beginnings of something are the signs or events which form the first part of it.
I had the beginnings of a headache...
我有了頭痛的先兆。
The discussions were the beginnings of a dialogue with Moscow.
討論拉開了同莫斯科對話的序幕。
The beginning of a period of time is the time at which it starts.
The wedding will be at the beginning of March.
婚禮定於三月初舉行。
The beginning of a piece of written material is the first words or sentences of it.
...the question which was raised at the beginning of this chapter.
在本章開頭所提出的問題
If you talk about the beginnings of a person, company, or group, you are referring to their backgrounds or origins.
His views come from his own humble beginnings.
他的觀點源於他卑微的出身。
You use beginning to describe someone who is in the early stages of learning to do something.
The people that she had in her classroom were beginning learners.
她帶的這班學生都是初學者。
1. the event consisting of the start of something;
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin;
3. the first part or section of something;
4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being;
5. the act of starting something;
1. serving to begin;
the beginning of the end
預示最後結果或敗局的先兆
It's too late to go to the football match now; besides, it's beginning to rain.
現在去看足球比賽太晚了; 況且老天又開始下雨了.
Children should form good habits from the very beginning.
孩子們從一開始就應養成良好的習慣.
He's beginning to feel his feet now that he's been working here over a month.
他在這兒已經幹了一個多月,開始有些信心了.
Her figure is beginning to round out.
她的身材正開始發胖.
People are beginning to question the old dogmas.
人們開始質疑舊的信條.