英语单词短语词组“grammar/british-grammar/first-firstly-or-at-first”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

Firstcan be an adjective or an adverb and refers to the person or thing that comesbefore all others in order, time, amount, quality or importance:

What’s the name of thefirstperson who walked on the moon?(adjective)

Beth always arrivesfirstat meetings.(adverb)

We often usefirst, especially in writing, to show the order of the points we want to make. When we are making lists, we can usefirstorfirstly.Firstlyis more formal thanfirst:

Dear Mr Yates

First(ly)I would like to thank you for your kind offer of a job …

Not:At first I would like to thank you…

First(ly)the sodium chloride is dissolved in the water and heated gently. Second(ly) a dye is added to the solution.

Not:At first, the sodium chloride…

At firstmeans ‘at the beginning’ or ‘in the beginning’ and we use it when we make contrasts:

At firstwhen I went to England to study English, I was homesick, but in the end I cried when it was time to leave.

He called for help. No one heard himat first, but eventually two young girls came to help him.

单词	grammar/british-grammar/first-firstly-or-at-first
释义	First,firstlyorat first? Grammar>Easily confused words>First,firstlyorat first? fromEnglish Grammar Today Firstandfirstly Firstcan be an adjective or an adverb and refers to the person or thing that comesbefore all others in order, time, amount, quality or importance: What’s the name of thefirstperson who walked on the moon?(adjective) Beth always arrivesfirstat meetings.(adverb) We often usefirst, especially in writing, to show the order of the points we want to make. When we are making lists, we can usefirstorfirstly.Firstlyis more formal thanfirst: Dear Mr Yates First(ly)I would like to thank you for your kind offer of a job … Not:At first I would like to thank you… First(ly)the sodium chloride is dissolved in the water and heated gently. Second(ly) a dye is added to the solution. Not:At first, the sodium chloride… At first At firstmeans ‘at the beginning’ or ‘in the beginning’ and we use it when we make contrasts: At firstwhen I went to England to study English, I was homesick, but in the end I cried when it was time to leave. He called for help. No one heard himat first, but eventually two young girls came to help him. See also: Finally,at last,lastlyorin the end? #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//grammar/british-grammar/first-firstly-or-at-first##
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First,firstlyorat first?

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At first