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单词 initially
释义

initially

adverb

ini·​tial·​ly i-ˈni-sh(ə-)lē How to pronounce initially (audio)
: at the beginning : at first
The reason I initially came here was to find work.
It turned out that the situation was not as serious as we had initially believed.
Initially, the symptoms are mild.

Synonyms

  • firstly
  • originally
  • primarily
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1628, in the meaning defined above

initially

adverb

as in originally
in the beginning we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • originally
  • primarily
  • at first
  • firstly
  • to start with
  • incipiently
  • primitively

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • finally
  • ultimately
  • lastly
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