真题例句：

• The balalaika was originally played by the poor in Russia.

  三弦琴最初是由俄罗斯的穷人演奏的。

  [2020年 温州卷 阅读理解]

• Although roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally (起初) grew wild in other countries.

  虽然玫瑰、向日葵和西红柿经常在英国的花园里种植，但它们最初在其他国家是野生的。

  [2018年 安徽卷 阅读理解C]

真题例句：

• It was built originally to protect the city in the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复).

  它最初是在唐代为保护这座城市而建造的，现在已经被完全修复。

  [2021年 全国甲卷 语法填空]

真题例句：

• The man, who lives in the UK and is originally Italian, might have been confused by the fact.

  这名男子住在英国，原本是意大利人，可能被这个事实弄糊涂了。

  [2021年 CET4 听力]

• We originally had this suspicion back in 2016, puzzled by the fact that national statistics showed calorie consumption falling dramatically over past decades.

  我们最初在2016年就有这种怀疑，因为国家统计数据显示过去几十年卡路里消耗量大幅下降，这让我们感到困惑。

  [2021年 CET4 阅读理解C]

• Airplane food might not really be as tasteless as you originally thought.

  飞机上的食物可能并没有你最初想象的那么难吃。

  [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]

真题例句：

• Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies.

  这种蜗牛原产于南美洲，是由全球水产技术公司偶然引入到埃布罗河三角洲的。

  [2018年 CET6 阅读理解]

• "More than 21 acres of hard, white casing stones" that originally covered it were removed long ago.

  原先覆盖在金字塔上的“超过21英亩的坚硬的白色外壳石头”早就被移走了。

  [2018年 CET6 阅读理解]

• That letter, which includes several concerns Morgan has with the plan, was originally obtained by The Commercial Appeal in Memphis.

  这封信中包含了 Morgan 对该计划的一些担忧，最初是由孟菲斯的商业上诉机构( The Commercial Appeal in Memphis )获得的。

  [2017年 CET6 阅读理解]

真题例句：

• Although we try our best, sometimes our paintings rarely turn out as originally planned.

  虽然我们尽了最大努力，但有时我们的画很少能达到最初的预期。

  [2022年 英语二 翻译]

• The State, War, and Navy Building, as it was originally known, housed the three Executive Branch Departments.

  这座大楼最初被称之为国务院、战争部和海军部大楼，是三个行政部门的办公大楼。

  [2018年 英语一 阅读理解B]