in the beginning

英 美
  • 起初
Adverb:
  1. with reference to the origin or beginning

  2. before now;

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

    1. He disliked school in the beginning.
      起初他不喜欢上学。
    2. In the beginning, John did good work at school.
      开始时约翰在学校的成绩不错。
    3. In the beginning, Sanford Carter was ashamed of becoming an army cook.
      一开始,桑弗卡特觉得在部队里当炊事兵是怪可耻的。

in the beginning的详细讲解:

at the beginning,in the beginning
  • 这两个词组都包含单词beginning。
  • at the beginning在......初;在......开始的时候。常与of连用。
  • in the beginning相当于at first,表示“起初、开始”时,含“起初是这种情况,而后来却不是这种情况”之意,不与of连用。
  • 【邻近词汇】