outset

开始；开端英释nnat or from the beginning of an event or process

1 at the outset,开始；起初

2 from the outset,从一开始

1 It was clear from the outset that there were going to be problems..从一开始就很清楚会有问题出现的。

2 It’s better to get something in writing right at the outset..最好一开始就有个书面的东西。