first of all

副词 first of all:

1. before anything else
   同义词：first, firstly, foremost, first off

1. Well, first of all we can't possibly spare the time.
   你看，最主要的是我们实在抽不出时间。
2. First of all she just smiled, then she started to laugh.
   最初她只是微笑，後来才放声大笑。
3. First of all, let me tell you the news.
   首先，让我告诉你这个消息。
4. First of all, we are today as Senator Kennedy has admitted, the strongest nation in the world militarily.
   首先，正如肯尼迪参议员所承认的那样，我们是世界头号军事大国。
5. Marriage is, first of all, a contract which must be governed by justice.
   婚姻首先是一种契约，它必须以公正为制约。