汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 端绪
端绪 (端緒)
start and development / thread (of a story) / general outline / clue
〈名〉头绪:谈了半天,仍然毫无~。
duān () xù
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

实际上,这已经开了魏晋时期将军具有使持节、持节、假节三种持节方式的端绪

In fact, this had proved to be the beginning of the mode of Shichijie, Chijie and Jiajie in Weijing Period.

晚清中体西用论具有开新与保守双重性质,它既启现代变革之端绪,又开文化保守主义之先河。

West the late clear center body with to discuss has new and the conservative dual nature, it both opens clue of the modern transformation, and holds beginning of a matter of the cultural conservatism.