in the first place

短语
大学

首先

发音

UK /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/
其它
US /ɪn ðə ˈfɝst pleɪs/
AU /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst plæɪs/

教材释义与例句

短语

首先；第一

短语

起初；原先；第一点

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    To begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start.

    首先

    本来

    原本

    起初

    当初

    习语

    The question is not whether I still enjoy the job, when I never enjoyed it in the first place.

  2. 2.

    At all, even (typically in non-negated statements).

    习语

    Why does this exist in the first place?