initially

/ɪˈnɪʃəli/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

最初；首先；开始时

释义与例句

adv. 最初；首先；开始时
at the beginning; at first
  1. Initially, I thought the problem was simple.
    起初，我以为这个问题很简单。
  2. The plan was initially rejected by the committee.
    该计划最初被委员会否决了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She initially refused to help, but later agreed.
    她起初拒绝帮忙，但后来同意了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 initial（最初的）+ -ly → 最初 → 首先。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
同义词
  • originally 最初
    强调原本的状态或时间。
    The house was originally built in 1900. 这座房子最初建于1900年。
反义词
  • eventually 最终
    强调经过一段时间后的结果。
    After many delays, the work was eventually completed. 经过多次延误，工作最终完成了。
常见搭配
  • initially planned 最初计划的
    The event was larger than initially planned. 这次活动比最初计划的要大。
  • initially proposed 最初提出的
    The idea was initially proposed by a student. 这个想法最初是由一名学生提出的。
  • initially successful 最初成功的
    The product was initially successful but sales soon fell. 该产品最初很成功，但销量很快就下降了。