| 释义 |
initially, adv.|ɪˈnɪʃəlɪ|
[f. initial a. + -ly2.]
In relation to, or in the way of, a beginning; at the beginning, at the outset, at first.
a1628Preston New Covt. (1634) 361 That upon which all the promises hang initially, is nothing but beleeving. 1674Owen Holy Spirit (1693) 61 The Minds of Believers are transformed initially into the Image of God. 1847Lewes Hist. Philos. (1857) Introd. 25 We shall find the difference to lie initially [etc.]. 1869R. A. Proctor in Eng. Mech. 31 Dec. 372/2 A globe supposed initially at rest. |