the dawn of

the dawn of

释义：dawn的一个不常见但很文雅的含义是“开始、起源”，这个固定搭配可以在留学文书里用来描述一个重要事物、大变革或时代的起点。

例句：
But at heart, he's driven by the same dream of endless extraction that has gripped oil barons and coal companies since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
Another is that yogurt has been sustaining people all around the world since long before the dawn of advertising.