outset

• n. 開始；開端

out-,向外，set,建立，開始。

outset (n.)

"act of setting out on a journey, business, etc." 1759, from out + set (v.). The earlier word for this was outsetting (1670s).

1. Almost from the outset, the extravaganza was beset with difficulties.

幾乎從一開始, 這一盛事就被種種困難所困擾.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. He was not here at the outset of the experiment.

實驗開始時他不在這裏.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The novel fascinates the reader from the outset.

這部小說一開頭就把讀者迷住了.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset.

我一直搞不懂他為什麽不一開始就同意我們的要求。

來自柯林斯例句

5. I warned you at the outset not to trust him, and you wouldn't listen to me.

一開始我就警告過你不要信任他, 可你不肯聽我的話.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》