outset
英 ['a?tset]
美['a?ts?t]
- n. 開(kāi)始；開(kāi)端
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中文詞源
outset 開(kāi)端
out-,向外，set,建立，開(kāi)始。
英文詞源
- outset (n.)
- "act of setting out on a journey, business, etc." 1759, from out + set (v.). The earlier word for this was outsetting (1670s).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 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(huà).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》