onset

on·set

O0081300 (ŏn′sĕt′, ôn′-)n.1. The beginning or start of something: the onset of a cold.2. Linguistics The part of a syllable that precedes the nucleus. In the word nucleus (no͞o′klē-əs), the onset of the first syllable is (n), the onset of the second syllable is (kl), and the last syllable has no onset.3. Archaic An attack by military forces; an assault.

onset

(ˈɒnˌsɛt) n1. an attack; assault2. a start; beginning

on•set

(ˈɒnˌsɛt, ˈɔn-)

n. 1. a beginning or start: the onset of winter. 2. an assault or attack: the onset of the enemy. [1525–35]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	onset - the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"oncomingstart - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
	2.	onset - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"attack, onrush, onslaughtmilitary operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"ground attack - an attack by ground troopsassault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attackcharge - an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"banzai attack, banzai charge - a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'diversionary attack, diversion - an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attackpenetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territoryblitzkrieg, blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardmentstrike - an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"counterattack, countermove - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.bombing, bombardment - an attack by dropping bombsfiring, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"strafe - an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"coup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warningarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

onset

noun1. beginning, start, rise, birth, kick-off (informal), outbreak, starting point, inception, commencement This drug slows down the onset of the disease.
beginning ending, end, finish, conclusion, outcome, wind-up, termination, culmination

onset

noun1. The act of attacking:aggression, assailment, assault, attack, attempt, offense, offensive, onrush, onslaught, strike.2. The initial stage of a developmental process:beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, nascency, opening, origin, outset, spring, start.

Translations

开始

onset

(ˈonset) noun a beginning. the onset of a cold. 開始 开始