| 单词 | in the first instance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the first instance 10. in the first instance: as the first step in proceeding; in the first place. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > firstness > [adverb] > in the first place firstlOE ora1300 imprimis1465 once1523 originally1533 primely1610 in the first instancea1676 for one thing1767 a1676 M. Hale Hist. Common Law (1779) i. 11 The statutes..were not in the first instance drawn up in the form of acts of parliament; but the petition and the answer were entred in the parliament rolls, and out of both..the act was drawn up. 1850 F. W. Robertson Serm. 3rd Ser. viii. 108 The penalty is in the first instance, corrective not penal. 1880 J. Muirhead tr. Gaius Institutes iv. 348 The praetor turned his attention to the matter and introduced interdicts of another sort, which we call secondary, because they are had recourse to only in the second instance. 1900 N.E.D. at Instance Mod. I applied to the local post office in the first instance, and then to the Secretary at the General Post Office: I had to write thrice and wait five weeks for an explanation. < as lemmas |
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