自始至终

• 拼音: zì shǐ zhì zhōng
• 汉字拆解: 自 = 自 (from/self); 始 = 女 + 台 (beginning); 至 = 至 (to/until); 终 = 纟 + 冬 (end)

含义

From beginning to end; throughout; all along. Emphasises that something continues or holds true across the entire duration.

Used to underscore consistency, persistence, or the unchanging nature of an attitude or action over time. Common in formal writing, speeches, and legal or historical accounts.

例句

1. 他自始至终坚守着对国家的忠诚，从未动摇过。
2. 这场谈判自始至终都在双方的充分尊重下进行。
3. 调查组自始至终遵循客观公正的原则开展工作。

用法指南

语境: narrative, legal, historical, speeches

语气: serious

正确说法

• 她自始至终没有放弃过对真相的追求。(She never gave up her pursuit of the truth from beginning to end.)
• 项目团队自始至终保持着高度的专注与合作精神。(The project team maintained a high level of focus and collaboration throughout.)

错误说法

• 自始至终地偶尔 — 自始至终 denotes continuity; combining it with 偶尔 (occasionally) is contradictory

起源与历史

自始 (from the beginning) + 至终 (to the end) — a compound prepositional idiom spanning the full duration

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal