元来

Meaning

1. adv
   originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually
2. adv
   in the first place; to begin with

Example sentences

• 元来フットボールとは、ポロのように馬に乗って行われる競技とは違って、足で、ボールを使って行われる競技のことでした。

  Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.

• 元来の私は、内向的なんですよ。こんなところで、ちゃーちゃー言ってますけど。

  I'm an introvert by nature, but here I am going on and on.