out·set /ˈaʊtˌsɛt/
  開始,開頭,最初
  Out·set n. A setting out, starting, or beginning. “The outset of a political journey.”
     Giving a proper direction to this outset of life.   --J. Hawes.
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  outset
       n : the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
           an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was
           the man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first,
            get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime,
            offset] [ant: middle, end]