outset [ˈaʊtˌsɛt]

例句:

• The novel fascinates the reader from the outset.
  这部小说一开头就把读者迷住了.
  
• Almost from the outset, the extravaganza was beset with difficulties.
  几乎从一开始, 这一盛事就被种种困难所困扰.
  
• He was not here at the outset of the experiment.
  实验开始时他不在这里.
  
• From the outset Freud had been suspicious of him.
  来自P. Grosskurth
• Nonetheless, its magnificence was clear from the outset.
  来自WSJ
• From the outset the Ben Bella regime was populist.
  来自THETIMES
• I warned you at the outset not to trust him, and you wouldn't listen to me.
  一开始我就警告过你不要信任他,可你不肯听我的话。
  来自《权威词典》