看绝望的主妇学高频短语: In the first place
In the first place: used at the end of a sentence to indicate what was true or what should have been done at the beginning of a situation; used when listing the most important parts of something or the most important reasons for something.
中文释义:in the first place的字面意思会让人以为这表示“在第一个地方”,但first在这里的意思其实不是“第一的”,而是“最初的”。此处的place不表示空间“地方”,而是引申来表示时间“时候”,所以first place不是“第一个地方”或“最初的地方”,而是“最初的时候”,也就是in the first place指在最初的时候、在一开始的时候、起初、原本、本来、首先。in the first place是副词短语,在句子中充当状语。它相当于at first和at the beginning,一般放在句末。例句:You never should have been involved with him in the first place.(你原本就不应该招惹他。) |
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