at firstused to talk about the beginning of a situation, especially when it is different now 起初 At first, Gregory was shy and hardly spoke. 起先,格雷戈里很害羞,几乎不说话。
I felt quite disappointed at first. 起初我感觉很失望。
at first• At first, exercising seemed like an obligation, but now I really enjoy it.
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