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-derivedCommon 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.