beginning

beginning — 名詞

1. the place, time, or part where something starts to happen

1.名詞A2
釋義

開頭；起頭

事情剛開始的部分或時間

the place, time, or part where something starts to happen

例句

At the beginning of class, Ms. Lin checked our homework.

一開始上課時，Lin 老師先檢查了我們的作業。

pattern: at the beginning of something

The film is funny from the beginning, not just at the end.

這部電影從開頭就很好笑，不是只有結尾而已。

phrase: from the beginning

同義詞
  • start

    the most direct everyday near-synonym, often a little less formal

  • opening

    often used for the first part of a book, film, speech, or event

  • outset

    more formal and mainly used in fixed phrases such as at the outset

反義詞
  • end

    the final point or part

  • finish

    often stresses completion

文法句型

at the beginning of something

from the beginning

in the beginning

用法筆記

Usually appears with the, especially in patterns such as at the beginning of and from the beginning. Distinguish from noun/2, which focuses on early signs or stages, and noun/3, which asks where something came from.

常見錯誤

❌At beginning of the meeting, everyone was silent.
✅At the beginning of the meeting, everyone was silent.
💡This pattern normally needs the.

2. the first small signs or undeveloped stage of something that may grow later

2.名詞B2
釋義

萌芽；雛形

剛出現的早期跡象或階段

the first small signs or undeveloped stage of something that may grow later

例句

Doctors saw the beginnings of an infection around Leo's cut.

醫生在 Leo 的傷口周圍看到了感染的初步跡象。

often plural: the beginnings of something

The garden showed the beginnings of spring after two warm days.

暖了兩天後，花園裡已經看得出春天的萌芽。

同義詞
  • early stages

    a plain phrase that stresses incomplete development

  • first signs

    focuses more on visible evidence than on a stage of growth

  • rudiments

    more formal and often used for basic first forms

反義詞

文法句型

the beginnings of something

in its beginnings

用法筆記

Often plural in the beginnings of when you talk about early signs, plans, or forms that are not complete yet. Distinguish from noun/3 ORIGIN, which focuses on source rather than development.

3. the place, time, cause, or way from which something first came

3.名詞B2
釋義

起源

事物最初形成的來源

the place, time, cause, or way from which something first came

例句

Historians traced the beginnings of jazz to New Orleans clubs.

歷史學家把爵士樂的起源追溯到 New Orleans 的俱樂部。

pattern: trace the beginnings of something

This map shows the beginnings of the village beside the river.

這張地圖顯示了這個村落在河邊最早的起源。

同義詞
  • origin

    the closest match and often the clearest alternative

  • source

    can also mean the person or thing something comes from

  • roots

    is less formal and often suggests deep historical background

反義詞
  • outcome

    the result that comes later

  • result

    focuses on what something leads to, not where it starts

文法句型

the beginnings of something

trace the beginnings of something

用法筆記

Often used when asking where an idea, group, language, or tradition came from. Common patterns are humble beginnings and have its beginnings in.

beginning — 形容詞