English Dictionary

in the first place

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/

前置詞句

慣用表現 時制の一致

(sequence, idiomatic) to begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start, / (idiomatic) at all, even (typically in non-negated statements)

日本語の意味

まず第一に、最初に / 最初に、初めに / 元々、初めの時点で / そもそも、全く

We should have clarified the budget in the first place before approving any new projects.

新しいプロジェクトを承認する前に、まず最初に予算を明確にしておくべきでした。

意味（1）

(sequence, idiomatic) to begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start,

The question is not whether I still enjoy the job, when I never enjoyed it in the first place.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) at all, even (typically in non-negated statements)

Why does this exist in the first place?