beginning

beginning
noun

[usu. insing.]the point in time or space at which something begins
开端，开始，起点
he left at the beginning of February.
他是2月初离开的。
they had reached the beginning of the wood.
他们已经到了树林边。
■the process of coming or bringing something into being
开始存在，出现，创始
the ending of one relationship and the beginning of another.
一种关系的结束和另一种关系的开始。
■the first part or earliest stage of something
开头，最先的部分，最早阶段
on the paper was the beginning of a letter.
纸上写着信的开头几句话。
she had the beginnings of a headache.
她开始觉得头痛。
■(一般作 beginnings)the background or origins of a person or organization
出身，背景，底子
he had risen from humble beginnings to great wealth.
他出身低微，但后来飞黄腾达，成为巨富。

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the beginning of the end

the point or event to which ending or failure can be traced
预示最后结果或败局的先兆

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