initially

英 [ɪˈnɪʃəli]

美 [ɪˈnɪʃəli]

adv.  开始; 最初; 起初

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2289 / COCA.2715

牛津词典

adv.

• 开始；最初；起初
  at the beginning
  1. Initially, the system worked well.
     开始时系统运转良好。
  2. The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300.
     最初报道死亡人数约250，后修订为300。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 最初;开始
  Initiallymeans soon after the beginning of a process or situation, rather than in the middle or at the end of it.
  1. Forecasters say the gales may not be as bad as they initially predicted...
     预报员说大风也许不像他们起初预报的那么猛烈。
  2. Initially, they were wary of Simon.
     开始时他们对西蒙小心提防。

英英释义

adv

• at the beginning
  1. at first he didn't notice anything strange
  Synonym:ab initio

双语例句

• The chick initially has no fear of man
  小鸡天生并不怕人。
• Psychiatrists initially train as doctors
  精神病医生首先是作为医生接受培训的。
• This was initially a theoretical concern.
  这最初是一个理论问题。
• He was initially articled to a solicitor.
  他最初订约给一位律师当学徒。
• Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.
  苏黎世的富足最初来自于14世纪对丝绸贸易的高度垄断。
• Pyongyang initially denied that any explosion had occurred.
  平壤否认发生了任何的爆炸。
• If your income doubled, you would initially be delighted.
  如果你的收入增加了一倍，开始的时候你会感到很快乐。
• He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood
  他最初面对媒体时情绪有点忧郁。
• But initially it was hard to persuade Chinese scientists to accept this.
  但一开始，很难说服中国科学家接受这一点。
• Republicans in Congress were slow to react, and initially misread the public mood.
  国会中的共和党人反应迟缓，最初还误读了公众的情绪。