starting point
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈstɑː.tɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/us/ˈstɑːr.t̬ɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/(UKalsostart point)aplaceorpositionwhere somethingbegins:
起始地点;起点;出发点Thestartingpointfor theguidedtourof thetownis in themarketsquare.导游带领的城市观光游的出发点在集市广场上。
Thecommitteeemphasizedthatitsreportwas onlymeantas astartingpointfordiscussion.委员会强调其报告只是为了抛砖引玉,引发大家讨论。
Beginnings and starts
- a baptism of/by fireidiom
- advent
- baptism
- beginning
- birth
- commencement
- inception
- initiation
- introduction
- jumping-off point
- kick off
- onset
- outbreak
- square
- start
- starter
- starting time
- the thin end of the wedgeidiom
- trigger
- zero hour