- a. 第一的；最早的；基本的
- n. 第一；第一名；开始
- ad. 先；首次；宁愿
first
KK:[fɝst] DJ:[fǝːst]
a.
- 第一的；第一流的；（地位等）最高的
- 最早的；最先的；最前面的
- 基本的；概要的
n.
- 第一；第一个
- 第一名；优等
- 开始；开始时间
ad.
- 先，首先；第一
- 首次；最初
- 宁愿
短语
at first
- 起先
first and foremost
- 首要的是
first and last
- 彻头彻尾
first of all
- 第一，首先
first or last
- 迟早
from first to last
- 自始至终
from the (very) first
- 从一开始
辨析
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
ordinal number
- coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st. ▸before doing something else.
- foremost in position, rank, or importance. ▸Brit. a place in the top grade in an examination for a degree.
- for the first time. ▸informal something never previously occurring or done.
- with a specified part or person in a leading position:
- Music performing the highest or chief of two or more parts for the same instrument or voice.
Phrase
- at first
at the beginning. - first and foremost
more than anything else. - first and last
fundamentally. - first of all
before doing anything else.▸most importantly. - first off
informal as a first point; firstly. - first past the post
winning a race by being the first to reach the finishing line.▸Brit. denoting an electoral system in which a candidate or party is selected by achievement of a simple majority. - first thing
early in the morning; before anything else. - first up
informal first of all. - in the first place
as the first consideration or point.▸to begin with. - of the first order
(or magnitude)
excellent or considerable of its kind.
Etymology
OE fyr(e)st; of Gmc origin.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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