onset
noun
uk/ˈɒn.set/us/ˈɑːn.set/the onset ofsomething
themomentat which somethingunpleasantbegins:
(指不愉快的事情)的开始,发作the onset ofwinter冬季的开始
The newtreatmentcandelaythe onset of thediseaseby severalyears.新的治疗方法可以把疾病开始的时间延后几年。
phoneticsspecialized
the firstpartof asyllable
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coda
rhymenoun
Beginnings and starts
- a baptism of/by fireidiom
- advent
- baptism
- beginning
- birth
- commencement
- inception
- initiation
- introduction
- jumping-off point
- kick off
- opening
- outbreak
- square
- start
- starter
- starting time
- the thin end of the wedgeidiom
- trigger
- zero hour