名 at the beginning of，in the early part of，a surname；形 first，elementary，rudimentary，original；副 （第一次； 刚开始） for the first time ；

[例句] 莎士比亚笔下的女性角色在创作之初是打算由男性来扮演的。 Shakespearean women's roles were originally written to be played by men.

[例句] 这座电站到20世纪80年代初就已经失去作用了。 By the early 1980s, the power station had outlived its purpose.