beginning
n
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(a) first part 開始的部分: I missed the beginning of the film. 我沒能看到這部影片的開頭.
You've made a good beginning. 你已經做出了良好的開端.
(b) starting-point 起點
Recite the poem (right) from the (very) beginning. 從頭開始背誦這首詩.
I've read the book from beginning to end. 我把這本書從頭到尾看完了.
2 (often pl 常作復數) source; origin 源; 根源
Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens? 民主制度是創始於雅典嗎?
Many big businesses start from small beginnings. 許多大企業都是從小企業起步的.
3 (idm 習語) the ,beginning of the `end first clear sign of the final (and usu unfavourable) outcome 結局(通常為不利者)的前兆
Defeat in this important battle was the beginning of the end for us. 這場重要戰役的失利是我們敗局已定的前兆.
?? 擴展釋義
*[bi'gini?]n. 開始相關詞組: from beginning to end at the beginning of...