beginnings
n. 开始，开端（beginning 的复数）；早期
例句
The beginnings of a moustache showed on his upper lip.
胡须开始出现在他的唇上。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.
事实上，他的职业生涯开始时看起来非常没有前途。
It often happens that little beginnings have great endings.
微不足道的开端往往会有伟大的结果。
《新英汉大辞典》
