At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decis

At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was ___ revised.

subsequently

successively

predominantly

preliminarily

答案及解析：本题考查副词的词义辨析。A选项，句意：起初，该公司拒绝购买设备，但这一决定后来被修订。subsequently意为“后来地”，综上， A选项正确。B选项，successively意为“连续地”，故排除。C选项，predominantly意为“主要地”，故排除。D选项，preliminarily意为“初步地”，故排除。故正确答案为A 项。