79 first, firstly和at first
1 first 可作序数词、形容词,意为“第一(的),最初(的)”;first 作副词表示“首先”,反义词是last 。
Who was first ?谁第一?
She is the first girl to come. 她是第一个来的女孩。
I'll do my homework first after school. 我放学后将先做作业。
提示
①first放在名词前作定语时,前面要加the;first作副词或单独作表语时,不加冠词,见上例。
②first还可用作名词。
The first of August is Army's Day. 8月1号是建军节。
She was the first in the match. 她是这场比赛的冠军。
2 firstly 是副词,意为“第一,首先”,主要用于列举,常与secondly/ second, lastly/ last连用。
Firstly , I believe you are right. 首先,我相信你是对的。
3 at first 意为“起先,开始”,相当于at the beginning 。
At first she didn't know what to do. 起初,她不知道该怎么做。