outset 英 [ˈaʊtset]   美 [ˈaʊtˌsɛt]

outset

outset  英 [ˈaʊtset] 美 [ˈaʊtˌsɛt]

n. 开始;开端 

名词复数:outsets 

I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved. 从一开始我就明确地说我不赞成。
I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset. 我从不能理解为什么他不一开始就答应我们的请求。

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  • n. 开始;开端
  • 1. I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved.

    从一开始我就明确地说我不赞成。

  • 2. I never understood why he didn't just accede to our demands at the outset.

    我从不能理解为什么他不一开始就答应我们的请求。

  • outset (n.) "act of setting out on a journey, business, etc." 1759, from out + set (v.). The earlier word for this was outsetting (1670s).
out·set / ˈaʊtset ; NAmE ˈaʊtset / noun IDIOM at/from the ˈoutset (of sth) at/from the beginning of sth 从开始 I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved. 从一开始我就明确地说我不赞成。 outset outsets out·set / ˈaʊtset ; NAmE ˈaʊtset /
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