initially
adverb OPAL W
/ɪˈnɪʃəli/
/ɪˈnɪʃəli/
- at the beginning
开始；最初；起初 - Initially, the system worked well.
开始时系统运转良好。 - More people had been infected than was initially thought.
感染人数比最初想象的要多。 - He was initially reluctant to join the project.
他最初不愿意加入这个项目。 - The scientific work will be conducted, at least initially, at our laboratories.
科学工作将在我们的实验室进行，至少最初是这样。
- The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300.
最初报道死亡人数约 250，后改为 300。 - Students were initially sceptical about the idea.
学生们起初对这个想法持怀疑态度。 - My contract is initially for three years.
我的合同最初订了三年。 - The ban was initially opposed by the US.
这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
Collocations DictionaryInitially is used with these adjectives:- reluctant
- sceptical
- successful
- …
- Initially, the system worked well.