副词

1. I live here now, but I wonder who lived here originally?
我现在住在这儿，但是我想知道最初是谁住在这儿的？

2. It was originally a toy factory.
那原来是一家玩具工厂。

1. 地起根儿=本来：后门晌儿=下午=afternoon, post meridiem | 地起根儿=本来=originally | 竟故引儿=故意=on purpose

2. 最初：became= 成为 | originally=最初; | came from =来自;

3. 本来：originality 创作力 | originally 本来 | originate 起始

4. 原来：4、(现今的) this; present; current | (原来) originally | (遵照; 按照) follow; base on; according to

1. 起初；原来
When you say what happened or was the case originally, you are saying what happened or was the case when something began or came into existence, often to contrast it with what happened later.

e.g. The plane has been kept in service far longer than originally intended...
这架飞机已经超期服役很长时间了。
e.g. France originally refused to sign the treaty...
最初法国拒绝签署该条约。

adv

1. in an original manner

2. before now

e.g. why didn't you tell me in the first place?

Synonym: in the first placeearlierin the beginningto begin with

3. with reference to the origin or beginning

Synonym: primitivelyin the beginning