起初的英文:
一、originally
英 [əˈrɪdʒənəli] 美 [əˈrɪdʒənəli]
adv.本;起初,原来;独创地,独出心裁地;自来
1、It is not known whether the bomb was originally intended for the capital itself
尚不清楚炸弹起初的轰炸目标是否是首都。
2、Japan had originally demanded the return of two seamen held on spying charges.
日本起初要求放回两名以间谍罪名遭拘留的海员。
二、at first
英 [æt fə:st] 美 [æt fɚst]
起初,当初
1、At first I felt very resentful and angry about losing my job
起初我对丢掉工作感到非常怨恨和恼怒。
2、At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt
起初,我姑且相信了他。
扩展资料
词义辨析:firstly、first of all、at first
1、firstly和first (of all)均用以引出一系列事实、理由、意见等:
The brochure is divided into two sections, dealing firstly with basic courses and secondly with advanced ones.
小册子分为两部分:第一部分涉及基础课程,第二部分涉及高级课程。
2、firstly在英国英语中比在北美英语中更通用。
3、at first用以讲述最初阶段的情况,尤指与后来的不同情况相比较:
Maggie had seen him nearly every day at first. Now she saw him much less.
起初玛吉几乎每天都见到他,现在见到他的次数少得多了。