c. 1400, stertour "instigator; one who starts," agent noun from start (v.). Mechanical sense is from 1875. For starters "to begin with" is 1873, American English colloquial. Starter home is from 1976; starter set is from 1946, originally of china.
实用例句
1. The United States is certain to reject the proposal as a non-starter.
美国肯定会以无成功希望为由拒绝这项提案。来自柯林斯例句
2. A car's starter is basically an electric motor.
汽车的启动装置基本上是个电动机。来自柯林斯例句
3. As a business proposition, it's a non-starter.
作为一份商业建议，它不可能取得成功。来自《权威词典》
4. The starter fired his starting gun.
发令员鸣响起跑枪.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. As the starter's gun booms, the boats spring into action.
