起初的英文：
originally
at first
at the outset
參考例句：
edgar, the eldest, would not condescend to him at first
起初老大埃德加不屑同他爲伍。At first Athens was in the ascendant, then Sparta
起初雅典佔了優勢，後來斯巴達居上。"Byzantine architects were eclectic, at first drawing heavily on Roman temple features. "
拜占庭建築是折衷式的，起初着重於模仿羅馬寺廟的特點。He boggled his first attempt at carpentry
他起初想做木工，但因工作不佳而失敗。It was B.B.'s idea originally, of course,' he added as an afterthought
當然啦，起初這是B.B.的主意，”他轉念一想，又加了一句。In the first place
起初,首先At first this did but augment her grief!
起初，這隻增添了她的悲傷！ Used to initiate;initiatory.
起初的，初步的用來開始的;初步的At first he had refused to commit himself.
起初，他不肯使自己承擔責任。 The body is initially at rest, and the spring is initially unstretched.
起初物體是靜止的，彈簧也未拉長。 originally是什麼意思：
adv. 本來，原來，最初；獨創地
a person with an original
有創作頭腦的人 It was edited from the original text.
這是根據原文本編譯的'。a Spanish rendering of the original Arabic
阿拉伯文的西班牙文譯文. first是什麼意思：
adj. 第一的；最初的
adv. 第一，最初；首先；寧願
n. 顯着成就；第一個人或事物
the First International
第一國際（1864－1876）first approximation
第一次近似;第一近似值;初步近似;一次近似值;一級近似;首次近似 There was a hush at first.
先是一陣寂靜。outset是什麼意思：
n. 開始
The English incursion was doomed from the outset.
從一開始，英國的入侵就劫數難逃。An ardent outset may be followed by declension.
熱情的開端可能繼之以冷漠。At the outset, it looked like a nice day.
