outset

• n. 開(kāi)始；開(kāi)端

out-,向外，set,建立，開(kāi)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(kāi)始, 這一盛事就被種種困難所困擾.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

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

實(shí)驗(yàn)開(kāi)始時(shí)他不在這里.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. The novel fascinates the reader from the outset.

這部小說(shuō)一開(kāi)頭就把讀者迷住了.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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么不一開(kāi)始就同意我們的要求。

來(lái)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(kāi)始我就警告過(guò)你不要信任他, 可你不肯聽(tīng)我的話.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》