詞典釋義：

起初

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. 起初，清理桌子的主意讓我很煩惱。

At first, the idea of clearing tables upset me.

2. 起初，我很難理解他們的西班牙語。

At first, it I was difficult for me to understand their Spanish.

3. 起初，約翰把時間花在尋找樂趣上。

At first, John spent his time hunting for fun.

4. 起初，虛擬助手反響並不太好。

At first, the viral assistant wasn't too great.

5. 起初，這對他來說沒有問題。

At first this was not problematic for him.

6. 雖然起初生意不景氣，但很快就變好了。

Although business was slow at first, it soon got better.

7. 起初，書面漢語是一種基於圖片的語言。

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based 1anguage.

8. 起初，全球資訊網似乎與這一趨勢背道而馳。

At first, the web seemed to push against this trend.

9. 這些變化是漸進的，起初幾乎是不可見的。

These changes were gradual and at first scarcely visible.

10. 起初，德里克跑得很好。

At first, Derek was running well.

百科

起初

《起初》是邰正宵，姚可傑合唱的歌曲，由邰正宵作詞作曲。

起初

起初找尋的人、事、愛…還在嗎，找尋的樂趣，不是結果，是過程，邰正宵 2012 專輯《起初》，一起找回 起初的感動。

權威

釋義

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

1. 這所大學起初是一所中專。

The university was originally a polytechnic school.

2. 起初我不同意他的做法，後來才覺得他這樣做是有道理的。

At first, I didn't agree with his way of doing things, but later I realized that he was right.

3. 起初她很緊張，但很快就鎮定下來。

At the beginning, she was very nervous but she soon got over it.