beginning
翻译
开始, 开端, 初期
例句
This is the beginning of the story.
这是故事的开头。
I read the book from beginning to end.
我把这本书从头到尾读了一遍。
In the beginning, there was nothing.
起初，什么都没有。
语法模式
((of sth.)) （某事）的开始 This is the beginning of the story.
from beginning to end 从头到尾 I read the book from beginning to end.
in/at the beginning 起初 In the beginning, there was nothing.
近义词
同义词: start, commencement, outset; 反义词: end, finish, conclusion
词源
源自动词 'begin' 加上构成名词的后缀 '-ing'。指开始的行为。
记忆技巧
可以记作动词 'begin' 的 '-ing' 形式用作名词。它指某事的“开端”。