そもそも

そもそも 〖最初の 〗first ; 〖第一に 〗first (ly ); 〖まず第一に 〗to begin [start ] with ; 〖根本的には 〗basically ; 〖いったい 〗on earth . （⇨一体 ）▸ そもそも彼を議長に選んだのが間違いだ ｟最初で重大な間違いは …｠The first and fatal mistake is that we chose him as chairman .Firstly [To begin with ], it was a mistake that we chose him as chairman .▸ そもそもなぜ彼女が彼と結婚したのか考えられない I can't think why on earth [in the world ] she married him . (!on earth, in the world は why を強める ) ▸ 彼女はそもそもどうしてそこへ行かなければならないのか分からなかった She had no idea why she had to go there at all .