"the beginning of the end" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 结局的开始

Definition

用来形容导致某事结束的第一个迹象或事件，通常指曾经成功或稳定的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是比喻用语，既可正式也可非正式，多用于表示消极或衰落的开端，不适合用于积极事物。类似表达“终结的起点”也有人用，但较少见。

Examples

The storm was the beginning of the end for the old bridge.

暴风雨是那座老桥的**结局的开始**。

Losing their main player was the beginning of the end for the team.

失去主力球员成了球队的**结局的开始**。

For many, the scandal was the beginning of the end of his career.

对许多人来说，这场丑闻是他事业的**结局的开始**。

When they raised the prices, it was really the beginning of the end for that store.

他们涨价以后，那家店就真的走向了**结局的开始**。

Some say the invention of smartphones was the beginning of the end for regular cameras.

有人说智能手机的发明是普通相机的**结局的开始**。

After the big argument, their friendship was never the same—it was the beginning of the end.

大吵一场后，他们的友谊再也回不到从前了，那就是**结局的开始**。