beginning
常用用法
- beginning的基本意思是“開(kāi)始,起源”,既可指某一時(shí)間或時(shí)期的開(kāi)始,又可指某一事件的開(kāi)始或開(kāi)端。
- beginning指時(shí)間或時(shí)期的開(kāi)始時(shí),通常用作不可數(shù)名詞,前面有時(shí)用介詞,有時(shí)不用; 指事情的開(kāi)始或開(kāi)端時(shí),通常用作可數(shù)名詞,常用復(fù)數(shù)beginnings,前面可用介詞in。
- beginning可構(gòu)成介詞短語(yǔ)(如in the beginning)或短語(yǔ)介詞(如at the beginning of),前者一般用于時(shí)間,而后者則既可用于時(shí)間,又可用于空間。
- from the beginning意為“從開(kāi)始便……”。He was opposed to the plan from the beginning. 他從一開(kāi)始就反對(duì)這個(gè)計(jì)劃。
- at the beginning意為“起初”。He was opposed to the plan at the beginning. 他起初反對(duì)這個(gè)計(jì)劃,但后來(lái)就不反對(duì)了。
- at the beginning和in the beginning用法一致,前者用得更多些,但說(shuō)世界的開(kāi)端時(shí)要用in。In the beginning there were no living creatures. 句中at不可替換成in。 返回 beginning
n. (名詞)
詞語(yǔ)辨析
- 這組短語(yǔ)都有“開(kāi)始”的意思。其區(qū)別是:
- 1.at the beginning是“起初…”,后來(lái)可能有變化; from the beginning是“從一開(kāi)頭便…”,并不是“后來(lái)才…”。例如:
- I opposed the plan at the beginning.我起初反對(duì)這個(gè)計(jì)劃(也許后來(lái)不反對(duì)了)。
- I opposed the plan from the beginning.我一開(kāi)始就反對(duì)這個(gè)計(jì)劃(并不是后來(lái)才反對(duì)的)。
- 2.at the beginning和in the beginning沒(méi)有太大的區(qū)別, in the beginning現(xiàn)在用得較少。但說(shuō)“世界之初”時(shí)必須用in; 而在begin at the beginning這一短語(yǔ)里的at不可以改為in。例如:
- She disliked the new house at〔in〕 the beginning.她起初不喜歡這棟新房子。
- They begin at the beginning.他們從頭開(kāi)始。
- In the beginning there was no air.世界之初沒(méi)有空氣。 返回 beginning