The onset of something is the beginning of it, used especially to refer to something unpleasant.
例句
Most of the passes have been closed with the onset of winter...冬天来临,大部分关口均已关闭。With the onset of war, oil prices climbed past $30 a barrel.战争一爆发,油价就攀过了每桶30美元。
英汉词典释义
n.
开始,开端,发生,肇始(尤指不快的事件)
at the onset of the war战争开始时The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。His first hit record marked the onset of an astonishing career.他的第一张风行一时的唱片标志着惊人事业的开始。
攻击,袭击
Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the beginning or early stages;
"the onset of pneumonia"
2. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);