喜樂美語
  1. 1rB2/ˈfɜːrstli/ · /ˈfɜːstli/第一；首先

    Used at the start of a sentence to show that the fact, reason, or point you are about to give is the first one, and that you will give more after it.

    示範例句 · Example

    Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who helped with the school garden.

    逐字第一，我想要感謝每一個幫忙學校花園的人。

    firstly 是放在句子最前面的「第一點」。它不是說時間上最早發生，而是說「我要講好幾件事，這是第一件」——所以聽的人會自動等下一句的 secondly、and also、lastly。可以想成 firstly 幫你的話「排號碼」，像老師在黑板上寫 1.、2.、3.，讓人一聽就知道你講到哪裡了。跟它最像的是 first of all，差別在 first of all 常有「這件最重要」的味道，firstly 只是純粹的第一項。

    常見搭配

    • firstly ... secondly

      第一…第二…

      used to give two points, one after the other

      Firstly, the room is too small. Secondly, it has no windows.

    • firstly ... lastly

      第一…最後…

      used to give the first point and then the final one

      Firstly, bring a hat. Lastly, remember your water bottle.

    • firstly, I would like to ...

      首先，我想要…

      a polite way to begin a speech or a formal talk

      Firstly, I would like to thank you all for coming today.

    • firstly because ...

      第一是因為…

      used to give the first of several reasons

      I changed schools, firstly because it was closer, and secondly because my cousin studies there.

    意思相近

    firstfirst of allto begin withto start within the first place

core核心畫面

You can picture firstly as the speaker holding up one finger before a list: it does not just mean 'this happened first in time' — it announces that a series is coming, and this is item one of several. The word is a for the listener, not a fact about the world.

說話的人在開口前先豎起一根手指。firstly 標的不是「時間上最先發生」，而是「我接下來要一條一條講，這是第一條」。它是講給聽的人聽的路標——聽到 firstly，你就知道後面還有 secondly、還有下一個理由在等著，於是先把心裡的清單格子打開。也因為這個「排隊列點」的味道，它多半出現在說理、報告、寫作這種需要條列的場合，比日常口語裡的 first 正式一些。

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意思相近

firstfirst of allto begin withto start within the first place

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

firstlyadv/ˈfɜɹstli/

  • 1

    formalIn the first place; before anything else; first.

    • Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. […] Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
    • We'll go into more depth with all the specs shortly so anyone less well versed in espresso speak will understand what I'm harping on about, but firstly let's just talk about using the machine.

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