“from the beginning”是一个时间介词短语,核心语义为:从一开始;从最初阶段;从头。它用于强调某个动作、状态或事件从其起始点就存在或发生,突出“原点”的时间属性。
该短语主要作时间状语,可灵活置于句首、句中或句末,具体用法如下:
强调动作/状态从起点持续到当前或过去的某个节点,常见于一般过去时或现在完成时。
We should have told him the truth from the beginning.(我们本应从一开始就告诉他真相。)
The team was ahead in the game from the beginning.(这支队伍从比赛一开始就领先。)
I’ve loved this band from the beginning—since their first album.(我从一开始就爱这个乐队——从他们的第一张专辑开始。)
通常位于谓语动词之后,直接说明动作的“起始点”,语言更紧凑。
She knew from the beginning that the relationship wouldn’t last.(她从一开始就知道这段关系不会长久。)
They realized from the beginning how risky the investment was.(他们从一开始就意识到这项投资有多危险。)
用逗号与主句隔开,突出“从一开始”的核心逻辑,语气更强烈。
From the beginning, I didn’t trust that stranger.(从一开始,我就不信任那个陌生人。)
From the beginning, the plan had a fatal flaw.(从一开始,这个计划就有致命缺陷。)
描述“早知结果”:know/realize/understand from the beginning
Example: He understood from the beginning that quitting his job was a mistake.(他从一开始就明白辞职是个错误。)
表达“立场一致”:be against/for sth from the beginning
Example: The community was for the new park from the beginning.(社区从一开始就支持建这个新公园。)
指令“重新开始”:start/begin from the beginning
Example: If you make a mistake in the dance routine, just start from the beginning.(如果舞蹈动作做错了,就从头再来。)
两者都与“起始点”相关,但侧重不同:
from the beginning:强调“起点本身”,可用于任何时态(过去时、现在时、完成时等);
since the beginning:强调“从起点到现在的持续”,必须与完成时连用(现在完成时/过去完成时),且常需补充具体时间(如“since the beginning of 2023”)。
Example:
I’ve been learning piano from the beginning(= 从学钢琴的第一天起).
I’ve been learning piano since the beginning of 2023(= 从2023年初到现在).
“from the beginning”是一个简洁且高频的时间状语,核心功能是“锚定动作的起始点”。通过调整位置和搭配不同动词,可灵活表达“从头”“一开始就”的含义,适用于口语和书面语的各种场景。