3 initially 可以用于表示“位置”吗

感觉 initially 是用于时间的。比如我查到的例句有:

Initially, I didn’t like him. 起初,我不喜欢他。

Initially, the system worked well. 开始时系统运转良好。

Initially, the work was pretty mundane. 刚开始,工作非常乏味。

The ban was initially opposed by the US. 这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。

He was initially articled to a solicitor. 他最初订约给一位律师当学徒。

Initially, most people approved of the new scheme. 起初,大部分人都同意这个新方案。

His illness was initially diagnosed as food poisoning. 他的病最初被诊断为食物中毒。

请问除以上用法外,initially 可以用于位置吗?如:

These words can't be placed initially in interrogative sentences.

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最佳答案 2018-01-11 16:49

可以的。

《韦氏词典》对initial的解释如下:

Definition of initial

1of or relating to the beginning incipient 

  • his initial reaction

2placed at the beginning first 

  • the initial word of the verse

夸克在其《英语语法大全》一书中将状语位置分为initial position, middle position和end positon即句首状语、中位状语和句尾状语。

因此,副词initially表示句首位置,at the beginning of a sentence是完全可以的。

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Expert 请注意:

您的解答和例句,都是说明inially 表示时间的,而网友问的是:它能否表示地点。

“答非所问” 等于没有解答。解答问题,首先要学会审题。浪费自己的时间有情可原,浪费了网友的阅读时间,会是怎样呢?


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觉 initially 是用于时间的。比如我查到的例句有:

Initially, I didn’t like him. 起初,我不喜欢他。

Initially, the system worked well. 开始时系统运转良好。

Initially, the work was pretty mundane. 刚开始,工作非常乏味。

The ban was initially opposed by the US. 这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。

He was initially articled to a solicitor. 他最初订约给一位律师当学徒。

Initially, most people approved of the new scheme. 起初,大部分人都同意这个新方案。

His illness was initially diagnosed as food poisoning. 他的病最初被诊断为食物中毒。

请问除以上用法外,initially 可以用于位置吗?如:

These words can't be placed initially in interrogative sentences.

解答如下:

完全可以啊!

Initially the government was unwilling to accept the defeat.  

最初政府不愿意承认失败。

initially  adv.最初;开始 (英文解释:Initially means soon after the beginning of a process or situation, rather than in the middle or at the end of it.)

Forecasters say the gales may not be as bad as they initially predicted...  

预报员说大风也许不像他们起初预报的那么猛烈。

Initially, they were wary of Simon.  

开始时他们对西蒙小心提防。


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