Many important businessmen began as factory workers.是什么意思？

Many important businessmen began as factory workers.

许多显赫的企业家都是从工厂的工人做起的。

many

adj. 许多，多的；pron. （与复数动词连用）大多数人；

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

important

adj. 重要的，权威的，有势力的，有地位的；

例句
The presence or absence of clouds can have an important impact on heat transfer...
有无云层对热量的传递会产生重要的影响。

businessmen

n. 生意人，商人( businessman的名词复数 )，实业家，从事工商业的人，具有经营者所必需素质的人；

例句
...a load of drunken businessmen who had been boozing all afternoon.
一群整个下午都在饮酒的醉醺醺的生意人

began

v. 开始( begin的过去式 )，着手，创始，创办；

例句
He began comically ad-libbing a script...
他即兴调侃起了一段剧本。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

factory

n. 工厂，制造厂，<古>代理店；

例句
He's got a bee in his bonnet about factory farming.
他满脑子都是工厂化养殖的事儿。

workers

n. 员工( worker的名词复数 )，工作的人，工蜂，努力工作的人；

例句
Amnesty workers have been barred from Sri Lanka since 1982...
从1982年起，大赦国际的工作人员就被禁止进入斯里兰卡。