beginning

開始、起初、開端

At the beginning of the year, she set three clear goals.

年初的時候，她訂下了三個明確的目標。

開頭、前段

I missed the beginning of the movie because of traffic.

因為塞車，我錯過了電影的開頭。

起源、源頭、起因

That small argument was the beginning of all their problems.

那場小爭執是他們所有問題的起因。

初期、起步階段、出身常用複數

The company had humble beginnings in a rented garage.

這家公司起步時只是租來的一間車庫。

初級的、初學的多用於美式

She teaches a beginning Spanish class on Tuesday evenings.

她在週二晚上教一班初級西班牙語。