| 释义 |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | in the first place advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (firstly) | 首先
shǒu xiān | | | | 原本
yuán běn | | | | 本来
běn lái | | | Why don't I like him? Well, in the first place, he doesn't wash. | | in the first place advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (at the beginning, initially) | 首先
shǒu xiān | | | | 第一
dì yī | | | Why didn't you tell me that in the first place? |
在这些条目还发现'in the first place'： 在英文解释里： for a start - for starters |