starting point
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈstɑː.tɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/us/ˈstɑːr.t̬ɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/(UKalsostart point)aplaceorpositionwhere somethingbegins:
起始地点;起点;出发点Thestartingpointfor theguidedtourof thetownis in themarketsquare.导游带领的城市观光游的出发点在集市广场上。
Thecommitteeemphasizedthatitsreportwas onlymeantas astartingpointfordiscussion.委员会强调其报告只是为了抛砖引玉,引发大家讨论。
Beginnings and starts
- a baptism of/by fireidiom
 - advent
 - baptism
 - beginning
 - birth
 - commencement
 - inception
 - initiation
 - introduction
 - jumping-off point
 - kick off
 - onset
 - outbreak
 - square
 - start
 - starter
 - starting time
 - the thin end of the wedgeidiom
 - trigger
 - zero hour