“起初”常见的英语表达有:“at first”、“in the beginning” 、“originally” 、“initially” 。
“at first”
侧重于指最初、起先的阶段,常与“then”(然后)相对应使用。例如:“At first, I didn't like the movie. But then, it got better.”(起初,我不喜欢这部电影。但后来,它变好了。)
“in the beginning”
意思是“在开始的时候”,常用来描述事情的开端。比如:“In the beginning, everything was difficult.”(在起初,一切都很困难。)
“originally”
强调最初的状态或原本的情况。如:“The hou was originally built in 1950.”(这座房子最初建于 1950 年。)