outset

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n. 着手, 开头, 最初

发音

US /ˈaʊtsɛt/

词形变化

outsets 复数 outsets outsets 三单 outsetting outsetting 现在分词

教材释义与例句

名词

开始；开端

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.

    开始

    He agreed and understood from the outset, so don't bother explaining again.

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

first start beginning showtime offset get-go kickoff commencement starting time

上位词 2

point point in time

下位词 6

birth threshold starting point incipience incipiency terminus a quo

相关短语

from the outset 从一开始 at the outset 开始,起初

词源

From out- + set, replacing earlier outsetting.

来源：wiktionary