outset

/'aʊtsɛt/

n 开始，开端

例句：It was clear from the outset that there were going to be problems.（从一开始就很清楚会有问题出现的。）；It’s better to get something in writing right at the outset.（最好一开始就有个书面的东西。）

短语：at the outset；from the outset

同近：beginning；threshold；opening；conception；origin