originally /əˈrɪʤənl̟i/ adverb Learner's definition of ORIGINALLY
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: in the beginning : when something first happened or began最初 -
That van originally belonged to us.那辆货车最初是我们的。
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The building was originally a school.那栋建筑原先是所学校。
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They originally planned to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.他们原本打算修好旧车,但最终决定买辆新的。
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Originally, the word had a very different meaning from its current meaning.最初,这个词的意思和现在的意思很不相同。
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a New Yorker who is originally from Mexico来自墨西哥的纽约人
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[more originally; most originally] : in a new, fresh, or original way新颖地;独创地