in the first place

英 [ɪn ðə fɜːst pleɪs] 美 [ɪn ðə fɜːrst pleɪs]

• 起初； 首先

英英释义

Adverb:

1. before now;

   "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
   

2. of primary import;

   "this is primarily a question of economics"
   "it was in the first place a local matter"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• primarily 主要地
• in the beginning 起初
• to begin with 首先
• originally 原本
• earlier 早的