剛開始、還沒長開（形容詞）
把花苞的畫面直接套到人和事情上：已經開始了，但還沒長開，所以也還說不準。
adjective · B2
Just starting to grow or develop, so it is still small and new. It is used in front of a noun: a budding romance, a budding interest in music.
剛萌芽的
核心畫面
Think of a bud on a stem: the thing is already there and you can see its shape, but it is still closed and has not opened yet. Every use of budding sits at that one moment — started, real, not yet full — whether the thing on the stem is a leaf, a friendship, or a person's first year of doing something.
budding 的各種意思，可以想成都從同一個畫面長出來：一顆還沒打開的花苞。東西已經在那裡了，形狀看得出來，但還包…更多收起
budding 的各種意思，可以想成都從同一個畫面長出來：一顆還沒打開的花苞。東西已經在那裡了，形狀看得出來，但還包著、還沒展開。所以只要講到「已經開始、但還沒成形」的那個階段，英文就常拿這個字來用——不管講的是樹上的芽，還是一個人、一段感情剛起步的樣子。One branch