in the first place
01
首先, 第一
used to explain the main reason or starting point of a situation
搭配
语法信息
例子
I don't want to go in the first place, I'm tired, and secondly, I can't afford it.
首先我根本不想去，我累了，其次我负担不起。
02
首先, 原本
at the original state, plan, or intention, especially when contrasting with later outcomes
例子
I should never have agreed in the first place.
我一开始就不应该同意。
