in the first place与at the first place的区别为：指代不同、用法不同、侧重点不同
一、指代不同
1、in the first place：起初，一开始。
2、at the first place：在最初的地方。
二、用法不同
1、in the first place：first用作形容词一般修饰单数名词，修饰有few或数词修饰的复数名词时是把复数名词看作一个整体。first与基数词连用时，一般置于基数词前，但first引起的固定词组则应置于基数词之后。
2、at the first place：place是可数名词，基本意思是“地方，场所，所在地”，引申可表示“城，村，镇”“家，房屋，住所”等，也可表示用于某种特殊目的或发生某事的“建筑物，场所”，常与介词of搭配使用。
三、侧重点不同
1、in the first place：侧重于指抽象意义上的最开始的时间。
2、at the first place：侧重于指实际意义上的地方。
in the first place与at the first place的区别：
1、in the first place 的意思是：从一开始，起初，首先, 第一。
2、at the first place的意思是：在第一个地方
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in the first place
1. I don't think we should have been there in the first place.
我认为我们从一开始就不该在那儿。
2. I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place.
我真惊讶他们当初竟然有脸问。
3. What brought you to Washington in the first place?
最初是什么让你来到华盛顿的？
4. Why did you choose basketball in the first place?
你为何首先选择篮球 呢 ?
5. It was a shooting star that propelled me into astronomy in the first place.
最初是一颗流星促使我从事天文学。
at the first place
1. The world today should put peace and development at the first place.
方今世界,应以和平发展为重.
2. It takes humanity, science technology and high quality at the first place.
以人性化 、 科技化、高品质的户外雨阳篷用品为中心.
3. Once you look back, you'll find that I still standing at the first place.
如果你曾回头看看, 就会发现我一直守在最初的地方.
4. At the meeting, he pointed out that agriculture should be at the first place.
在会上, 他指出农业应当摆在第一位.
5. Thisbe stole out and arrived first at the trysting - place.
提斯柏偷偷溜了出来,先到达了约会地点.
6. Would the signal box be the first place the train stopped at after it left Liverpool?
本回答被网友采纳in the first place
1．in the beginning；before now 早先；起初；早就
You already ate breakfast！ Why didn't you tell me that in the first place？你已经吃过啦！你为什么一开始不告诉我呢？
We would have finished the job long ago if we had listened to him in the first place．要是我们一开始就听他的话，这工作早就完成了。
Carl patched his old ball but it soon leaked again． He should have bought a new one in the first place．卡尔把旧球补好，可很快又漏气了。他早就该买个新球了。
2． firstly首先
You cannot go swimming．In the first place，the water is too cold；and in the second place，there is no enough time before dinner．你不能去游泳。第一，水太冷；第二，晚饭前没有足够的时间。
In the first place，students should study hard．首先，学生应该努力读书。
at the first place含义：
1.首先；
2.放在第一位。
举例如下：
1. We put product quality at the first place.
我们把产品质量视作企业的生命。
2. We always put the quality at the first place.
我们总是把质量放在第一位。
3. We always put reputation and quality at the first place.
"信誉第一，质量至上"是我公司的宗旨。
at the first place有多种含义：1.首先 2.放在第一位。
举例如下：
1.
We put product quality at the first place.
我们把产品质量视作企业的生命。
2. We
always put the quality at the first place.
我们总是把质量放在第一位。
3. We
always put reputation and quality at the first place.
"信誉第一，质量至上"是我公司的宗旨。本回答被提问者和网友采纳