| 词组 | first |
| 释义 | 1．除了在逐项分别说明的时候以外，不可用 firstly，如下面各句里的 first 不可改作 firstly： I saw her first last Monday. He first asked my name. I have to post the letter first. 在逐项分别说明的场合，也有人用 first 而不用 firstly，如 First(ly), Lily had no clothes; secondly, she had no home; thirdly, she had no friends。Lastly 也是这样。 2．A boy and a girl came in to tell me a story, the boy was the first to speak 里的 was the first to speak 是“第一个讲”。A boy and a girl came in to tell me a story, the boy spoke first 里的 spoke first 也是“第一个讲”。但 The boy spoke first and then wrote down what he said 是“那男孩先讲话，然后把他讲的话写下来。”I saw her first yesterday 可能有三个意思：1．“我昨天第一次见她。”2．“我昨天第一个见她（我见了她以后才有别人见她）。”3．“我昨天先见她（然后见别人）。” 3．I am going to catch the first train back to Beijing 里的 first 可以改作 next。first 是“（现在以后的）第一个”，就是“下一个”。 4．the first two, the first three 等比 the two first, the three first 等普通，也合理。 5．the first thing 或 first thing 是习语，用作状语短语，作“作为最先做的一件事”解。例如：I will answer his letter (the) first thing tomorrow morning. 6．at first=at the beginning, from the first=from the beginning, at the first 不及 at first 普通。参见 beginning 1 7．at first glance（最初看到时），at first hand（直接地）和 at first sight（乍一看、一见之下）各种表达方式里都没有 the。 |
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