in the first place – English–中文 (zhōngwén) translations

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in the first place

  /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/ , /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst plæɪs/ , /ɪn ðə ˈfɝst pleɪs/
  • (sequence, idiomatic) To begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start.
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