dawn

dawn
noun
  1. the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise
    黎明，拂晓，晨曦
    he set off at dawn.
    他黎明时分出发。
    ■(figurative)the beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one perceived as auspicious
    (喻)黎明，开端，起始
    the dawn of civilization.
    文明的开端。
verb
[no obj.]
  1. (of a day) begin
    （一天）破晓，开始
    [with complement]Thursday dawned bright and sunny.
    锦上添花的是，星期四一大早就阳光明媚灿烂。
    ■(figurative)come into existence
    (喻)开始，来临，出现
    a new age was dawning in the Tory party.
    保守党的新时代来临了。
  2. become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood
    认识到；明白
    the awful truth was beginning to dawn on him.
    他开始认识到可怕的事实。
    [as adj. dawning]he smiled with dawning recognition.
    他若有所悟地微笑起来。
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (as a verb): back-formation from Middle English dawning
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