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单词 in the first (or second etc.) instance
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in the first (or second etc.) instance

In the first (or second etc.) place or stage of a proceeding: the appointment will be for three years in the first instance...
  • In the first instance, the person who killed the baby would receive a life sentence; in the second instance, the doctor would receive a thank you and a large payment.
  • Indeed, in the second instance, even if you somehow got to where you were supposed to be going, how the hell would you know?
  • He said soldiers may have been acting in self-defense in the second instance.

Synonyms

place;
stage, step;
initially, at first, at the start, at the outset, in/at the beginning, to begin with, to start with, originally, in the early stages
See parent entry: instance
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