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initially

🇬🇧 UK/ɪ'nɪʃ(ə)lɪ/🇺🇸 US/i'niʃәli/
NGSL 3kTOEFLB1

Definitions

adv.

At the beginning; at first.

最初,起初,首先

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
itgo
+
iconnector
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
+
lyin the manner of
=initially

Common Collocations

  • 1.initially planned最初计划
  • 2.initially rejected最初被拒
  • 3.[initially] proposed[首先]提议的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Initially, he was skeptical about the new technology's potential.

  • 2.

    The plan was initially rejected but eventually accepted by committee.

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