副詞 at first:

1. at the beginning
   同義詞：initially, ab initio, at the start

1. It is much cheaper to buy goods delivered at first hand.
   買第一手貨會比較便宜。
2. Judge not of men and things at first sight.
   [諺]初次印象，難得真相。
3. At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
   起初她威脅要解雇我們所有的人，但是后來她態(tài)度軟化了。
4. At first we didn't realized the severity of her wounds.
   起初我們并沒有意識到她的傷口的嚴重性。
5. Driving on the left is strange at first but you get used to it.
   沿著路的左側駕駛剛開始時有些別扭，可是習慣了就好了。
6. At first we used hand tools.
   首先我們使用手工工具。
7. At first he refused to accept any responsibility but he ended up apologizing.
   最初他拒不承認有任何責任，到頭來還是道了歉。
8. We didn't trust him at first, but his charming manner completely disarmed us.
   我們開始時并不信任他，但他令人愉快的舉止完全消除了我們的疑慮。