first of all 中文意思、发音与例句

用于列举要点或陈述观点时引出第一点，常后接逗号。

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for coming.

首先，我想感谢每一位的到来。

在列举多项内容时，常与second、finally等词连用。

First of all, we need to cut costs. Second, we must improve efficiency. Finally, we should expand our market.

首先，我们需要削减成本。其次，我们必须提高效率。最后，我们应该拓展市场。

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Not this

First of all, I didn't like the movie, but after a while I enjoyed it.

Use this

At first, I didn't like the movie, but after a while I enjoyed it.

中文“首先”有时被误用于表达时间上的“起初”，但英语中“first of all”只用于列举顺序，而时间上的起初应用“at first”。

grammarmedium

Not this

He called his mother first of all.

Use this

First of all, he called his mother.

受中文语序影响，学习者常将“first of all”放在句末，但英语中“first of all”通常置于句首或主语后，用于引出第一点。

固定习语，语序不可改动；后可接 second、third/finally 等呼应。

first of all