First/Firstly/First of all/first off, second/secondly, third/thirdly……, finally / lastly / last/in the end
首先,其次,最后的英语高级表达有:
first of all(首先),above all(首先),in the second place(其次),secondly(其次),in the end(最后),finally(最后)
例句:
First of all we must identify the problem areas.首先我们必须找出问题所在
①first这个词既可以是副词,也可以是名词。当其为副词时,其含义为“首先第一最初第一次首次(列举时用)第一”,当其为名词时,其含义为“第一个人(或事物)空前的成就前所未有的事情(汽车、自行车等的)一挡”。
如:
I was the first in my family to go to college我是我们家第一个大学生。
First I had to decide what to wear.首先我得决定穿什么
②first and last的意思是“从各方面看完全地”,当你想用英语表示某事从各方面看,就可以用这个短语来形容。
例句:
She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.
她认为她自己是一个不折不扣的音乐家