PHRASE
在開(kāi)始時(shí)/ 從一開(kāi)始
If something happens at the outset of an event, process, or period of time, it happens at the beginning of it. If something happens from the outset it happens from the beginning and continues to happen.
例句
Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme you want to follow...
開(kāi)始時(shí)就選定自己的學(xué)習(xí)方案。
From the outset he had put his trust in me, the son of his old friend.
他從一開(kāi)始就很信任我這個(gè)他老朋友的兒子。