initially

【发音】

美 /ɪ'nɪʃəli/ 英 /ɪ'nɪʃ(ə)lɪ/

【翻译】

1. adv.最初，起初

   英释:at the beginning

【例句】

1. Stan initially wanted to go to medical school.

   斯坦最初想进医学院。

2. Initially, I thought I would only stay there a year.

   起初，我以为我只会在那儿待一年。

【真题例句】

1. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...said initially he was concerned about bike-share...

2. (2012.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job with tireless search for work...

【同、近义词】

1. adv.最初，首先；开头

   originally/firstly/primarily/

【同根词】

1. adj

   initial : 最初的；字首的

2. n

   initial : 词首大写字母

   initialization : [计] 初始化；赋初值

3. vt

   initial : 用姓名的首字母签名

   initialize : 初始化

   initialise : （英）初始化；赋初值；预置（等于initialize）