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单词 beginning
释义 be·gin·ning
I. \bə̇ˈginiŋ, bē-, -nēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of beginnen
1. : the point at which something begins to exist
 < the beginning of the world >
 < the beginning of the war fell in May >
2. : the first part : initial section or division
 < the first few chapters at the beginning of a novel >
specifically : the first third
 < the beginning of the play was good but the middle and end were dull >
3. : anything that has given rise to something : origin, source
 < nobody knows what the beginning of the feud was >
4.
 a. : rudimentary stage : early period
  < this small beginning political corruption was to grow to tremendous proportions — Carol L. Thompson >
  — often used in plural
  < Canada has had a dramatic and colorful history, particularly in her beginnings — J.D.Adams >
 b. : anything that is undeveloped, only partially realized, or far from completion
  < the Alaska highway system … is still incomplete and still only a beginning — Harold Griffin >
5. : the act or action of calling or being called into existence
 < ascribing the blame for the beginning of a war >
6. : the first principle or basic assumption
 < the beginning of justice is the capacity to generalize and make objective one's private sense of wrong — Earl Warren >
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of begin
1. : just called into existence : incipient
 < elected president of the beginning organization >
2.
 a. : of the introductory part or first third
  < the beginning chapters of a book >
 b. : very first : initial
  < the beginning canto of an epic — New Yorker >
  : original
  < he quickly modified his beginning plan >
3.
 a. : treating the rudiments or basic elements of
  < a course in beginning chemistry >
 b. : just becoming familiar with the rudiments, skills, practice, or routine
  < a beginning machinist >
  < the beginning fisherman >
  < a beginning dentist >
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