begin, start, commence, initiate, inaugurate

名詞 begin:

1. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
   同義詞：Menachem Begin

動(dòng)詞 begin:

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   同義詞：get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   同義詞：start
3. set in motion, cause to start
   同義詞：lead off, start, commence
4. begin to speak or say he began
5. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
6. have a beginning, of a temporal event
7. have a beginning characterized in some specified way
   同義詞：start
8. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
   同義詞：start
9. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

1. She's begun on (ie started writing or reading) a new novel.
   她已開(kāi)始寫(xiě)(或閱讀)一本新小說(shuō)。
2. Building began last year.
   建筑工程去年已經(jīng)開(kāi)始。
3. The meeting will begin at nine.
   會(huì)議將在九點(diǎn)開(kāi)始。
4. When does the concert begin?
   音樂(lè)會(huì)什麼時(shí)候開(kāi)始?
5. The English alphabet begins with `A' and ends with `Z'.
   英文字母表以A開(kāi)始，以Z結(jié)束。
6. I have to begin with an apology.
   我得首先表示歉意。
7. The new fare will be 1, beginning (from) next month.
   從下月起，新車(chē)費(fèi)為1英鎊。
8. When did you begin learning English?
   你何時(shí)開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的？

be.gin

v.（動(dòng)詞）
be.gan[-g2n.] be.gun[-gôn.] be.gin.ning,be.gins
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To take the first step in performing an action; start.
開(kāi)始：采取行動(dòng)的第一步；著手
To come into being:
開(kāi)始，起源：形成，產(chǎn)生：
例句：
when life began.
當(dāng)生命開(kāi)始時(shí)

To do or accomplish in the least degree:
起步：完成或達(dá)到最低限度：
例句：
Those measures do not even begin to address the problem.
那些措施根本不能觸及問(wèn)題所在

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To take the first step in doing; start:
著手開(kāi)始：采取行動(dòng)的第一步；著手：
例句：
began work.
開(kāi)始工作

To cause to come into being; originate.
使形成；產(chǎn)生
To come first in:
起首：第一個(gè)出現(xiàn)：
例句：
The numeral begins the sequence.
一是數(shù)字的起首

來(lái)源：
Middle English biginnen
中古英語(yǔ) biginnen
from Old English beginnan
源自 古英語(yǔ) beginnan

<參考詞匯><同義詞>begin,commence,start,initiate,inaugurateThese verbs are compared as they denote coming or putting into operation, being, or motion or setting about taking the first step, as in a procedure.
當(dāng)這些動(dòng)詞表示開(kāi)始行動(dòng)，開(kāi)始產(chǎn)生或著手采取行動(dòng)的第一步時(shí)，可以互作比較。
Begin and commence are equivalent in meaning,thoughcommence is more formal:
Begin
began the race;
commence 意思相同，但commence 更為正式：
例句：
開(kāi)始比賽；

例句：
a play that begins at eight o`clock;
八點(diǎn)鐘開(kāi)演的節(jié)目；

例句：
commenced her career as a scientist;
開(kāi)始她的科研生涯；

例句：
festivities that commenced with the national anthem.
以國(guó)歌開(kāi)始的節(jié)日盛會(huì)。

Start is often interchangeable withbegin and commence but can also imply setting out from a specific point,frequently following inaction:
Start 經(jīng)?？梢酝?strong>begin 和 commence 互換， 但也可以暗指從特定一點(diǎn)出發(fā)，通常接在靜止動(dòng)作后：
例句：
Stand and visit with me for a few minutes until the train starts.
在火車(chē)啟動(dòng)以前站著陪我談幾分鐘；

例句：
The telephone started ringing.
電話鈴響起來(lái)。

Initiate applies to the act of taking the first steps in a process,without reference to what follows:
Initiate 指在一過(guò)程中采取的第一步行動(dòng)，而不考慮之后如何：
例句：
The public hoped the government would initiate restrictions on imported goods.
公眾希望政府能對(duì)進(jìn)口貨物采取限制。

Inaugurate often connotes a formal beginning:
Inaugurate 經(jīng)常指正式的開(kāi)始：
例句：
.The exhibition inaugurated a new era of cultural relations between the Soviet Union and United States. (Serge Schmemann).
.這次展覽開(kāi)創(chuàng)了美蘇兩國(guó)文化關(guān)系的新紀(jì)元。. （塞格·施密曼）