Notes

1. How and when could you use "first ever" or "first-ever"?

The basic meaning of the word 'ever' is at any time, it`s usually used in negative sentences（否定句） and questions（疑問句）, or any sentences with the meaning of 'at any time'. It often used in American colloquial English. For example, if one asks you 'what is your first-ever comment for a vlog?' It means when did you leave a comment for the first time for a video log? When you use 'ever' after 'first', it actually emphasizes and highlights your first time 'at any time'.?所以，其實你用first time 和 first ever time基本意思沒有差別，但在口語中，尤其是美式口語中，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)ever出鏡率很高，當你在這種需要強調第一，最，等等隱含最高級意思的句子中時，加上意為“at any time”的ever就更為貼近native speaker的表達習慣。