at the beginning 在……初;在……开始的时候。常与of连用。例如:
Students usually have a study plan at the beginning of term. 学生们在开学初制定学习计划。
in the beginning 相当于at first,表示“起初、开始”时,含“起初是这种情况,而后来却不是这种情况”之意,不与of连用。例如:
In the beginning,some of us took no interest in physics. 起初我们有些人对物理不感兴趣。