◎ 本末 běnmò (1) [the whole course of an event from beginning to end]∶树木的根和梢,比喻事物的根源和结局,原委 物有本末,事有终始。——《礼记·大学》 (2) [the fundamental and the incidental]∶主次,先后
英文翻译
1.(事情从头至尾的经过) the whole course of an event from beginning to end; the beginning and the end; ins and outs