C1 …的开始；…的曙光
the start of a period of time or the beginning of something new
The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in European history. 柏林墙的倒塌标志着欧洲历史上一个新纪元的开始。
This was the dawn of the information age.
These gases have accummulated in the atmosphere since the dawn of the industrial revolution.
Humans have been making art since the dawn of recorded history.
This is now regarded as the dawn of the Space Age.
Scientists claim that the atomic particle has been in existence since the dawn of time.
See also: dawn noun