柯林斯詞典initially /??n???l?/ 1. ADV Initially means soon after the beginning of a process or situation, rather than in the middle or at the end of it. 最初 Forecasters say the storms may not be as bad as they initially predicted. 預(yù)報(bào)員們說(shuō)暴風(fēng)雨不像他們最初預(yù)報(bào)的那樣糟。 返回 initially劍橋詞典at the beginning 最初，一開(kāi)始 Initially, most people approved of the new plan . 起初，大部分人都同意這個(gè)新方案。 The damage was far more serious than initially believed . 損失比開(kāi)始認(rèn)爲(wèi)的要嚴(yán)重得多。 例句 He was initially blackballed because of a dispute he once had with a couple of the committee members .Special preferences were offered initially to encourage investment .The building was used as a bank initially, but its is now used as a restaurant .He played trumpet initially, but switched to the piano when he was in his twenties .The economic changes initially produced hardship . 返回 initially