n.开始,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
onset (noun)1.
- attack assault withstand the onset of the army
2.
- beginning commencement the onset of winter
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
onset (noun)1.
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
SYNONYMS:
aggression, assault, attempt, blitz, blitzkrieg, charge, coup de main, descent, offense ( offence), offensive, onset, onslaught, raid, rush, strikeRELATED WORDS:
ambuscade, ambush; counteraggression, counterassault, counterattack, counteroffensive, counterstrike; sally, sortie; envelopment, flanking; breakthrough, foray, incursion, invasion; pillage, ravage, sack; air raid, bombardment, bombing; siege, storm; barrage, cannonade, fusillade, hail, salvo, volley; whammyNEAR ANTONYMS:
defense, defensive, guard, shield; opposition, resistance; protection, security, shelter2.
the point at which something begins
SYNONYMS:
alpha, baseline, birth, commencement, dawn, day one, genesis, get-go ( git-go), inception, incipience, incipiency, kickoff, launch, morning, nascence, nascency, onset, outset, start, thresholdRELATED WORDS:
drawing board, first base, ground zero, square one; creation, founding, inauguration, initiation, institution, origination; cradle, fountain, fountainhead, germ, origin, root, seedbed, source, spring, well, wellspring; dawning, opening; advent, appearance, arrival, debut ( début), emergence; childhood, infancy, youthNEAR ANTONYMS:
cessation, closing, closure, completion, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, windup