詞典釋義：

起先

originally adv.一開始；起初；原來；獨創地；新穎地

initially adv.最初；開始

at first 起初, 開始時

in the beginning 起初；首先；在一開始

at the outset 一開始；起初

at the start 開始時；初期；開始

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常用

雙語例句

1. 起先我有些想不通，後來才想通了。

At first I didn’t understand, but I’ve come round to the idea now.

2. 起先他不願來，但我勸服了他。

He wouldn’t come at first, but I talked him over.

3. 起先，我們對此一無所知。

I knew nothing about it in the beginning.

4. 眼睛起先看起來是從腦子裡長出來的東西。

The eye first appears as an outgrowth from the brain.

5. 起先聽見他拽木頭,鬧得我心煩.

At first the sound of the boy dragging brush annoyed me.

6. 起先，我很不安-瓊，那些客人。

I was upset at first . - joan the guests.

7. 他起先信任的人結果卻是個冤家.

The person he had trusted turned out to be a twister.

8. 我聽見它起先在一個遠遠的地方

I hear him begin far enough away

9. 氣象單位起先也同意這種說法。

The meteorological agency initially agreed.

10. 工作起先很困難，後來我就習慣了。

The work was difficult until I became used to it.

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釋義

副詞 originally; initially; at first; in the beginning; at the outset; at the start

1. 起先我有些想不通，後來才想通了。

At first I didn't understand, but I've come round to the idea now.

2. 起先，我們對此一無所知。

I knew nothing about it in the beginning.