outset

n.

开始，开端；

at the outset开始；起初

from the outset从一开始

1. At the outset, it looked like a nice day.
   开始的时候，天看上去很晴朗。
2. You should explain this to him from the outset.
   你应该一开始就向他解释这事。
3. An ardent outset may be followed by declension.
   热情的开端可能继之以冷漠。

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