original

Word family noun origin original originality originator originationoriginal sinadjective original ≠ unoriginal originativeverb originate adverb originally

o·rig·i·nal1 /əˈrɪdʒɪnəl, -dʒənəl/ S1 W1 adjectiveadj

1 [only before noun]FIRST existing or happening first, before other people or things 原先的，最早的，最初的

The land was returned to its original owner.

这块土地归还给了原主。

The kitchen still has many original features (=parts that were there when the house was first built).

这间厨房仍保留着当初的许多特点。

the original meaning of the word

这个单词的原意

The original plan was to fly out to New York.

原先的计划是飞往纽约。

2 NEWcompletely new and different from anything that anyone has thought of before 新颖的，独特的；与众不同的，独创的

I don’t think George is capable of having original ideas!

我认为乔治不会有别出心裁的主意！

That’s not a very original suggestion.

那个建议没什么新意。

a highly original design

非常独特的设计

His work is truly original.

他的作品是真正原创的。

► see thesaurus at new

3 [only before noun]REAL/NOT FALSE OR ARTIFICIAL an original work of art is the one that was made by the artist and is not a copy 原作的，原稿的，真迹的

The original painting is now in the National Gallery in London.

原作现藏于伦敦的国家美术馆。

an original Holbein drawing

霍尔拜因的画作真迹

Examples from the Corpus

original• It's not a bad movie, but there's nothing very original about it.• My job is to think up creative and original advertising ideas• Many authors have used estimates generated by others in their own league table; did they check the original analyses?• Barnes was one of the three original board members.• The orphanage's original budget was just $60,000.• The case was listed for rehearing before a committee of seven members not all of whom sat on the original committee.• If intervention remains, it should be reduced to the original concept of a safety net for use in extreme emergencies.• I was impressed by the highly original design of the house.• For that would show some imperfection in the original design.• Steve comes up with a lot of original ideas.• Woolf's writing was completely original - nothing like it had ever been done before.• Our original plan was to go camping, but it was pouring with rain.• an original screenplay• The doctrine of original sin and baptismal regeneration meant that an unbaptised infant could not go to heaven.• The house still has its original stone floors.• a jazz musician with a completely original style• Most often, he found their original trials were fair, their complaints without merit.

original features• A real bargain, with lovely owners, two beautiful overrun gardens and some quite well-preserved original features.• This is a massive departure for the Kings Of Simulation, and has many original features.• Today, it is a warm and friendly hotel where original features add character and style.• Inside, several original features remain, including the stained glass windows, oak and rosewood panelling, and parquet flooring.• Built in 1806 with lots of original features set in pleasant surroundings, guest lounge with open coal fire.• Of the cathedral's original features, the splendid choir is the most striking.

highly original• He learnt the lesson well, and has since produced an impressive and highly original body of work.• An older repaint over a highly original car, this interesting specification Rover 2000 would respond well to careful detailing.• Wallis made a small but highly original contribution to the art and connoisseurship of his time.• A fine revival of a highly original piece of music theatre.• For instance, they created highly original relief panels to decorate the Sebasteion as well as other sculpture that adapted earlier models for different purposes.• In a highly original twist, the game allows you to determine the moral caliber of the hero.• Blackwell glossed reproduction in a highly original way, fusing it with claims for an active female sexuality.

original2 noun [countableC]

1 REAL/NOT FALSE OR ARTIFICIALa work of art or a document that is not a copy, but is the one produced by the writer or artist 〔艺术作品或文件的〕原作，原稿，原件

The colours are much more striking in the original.

原作的色彩要鲜艳得多。

I’ll keep a copy of the contract, and give you the original.

我将留一份合同副本，把原件给你。

2 in the original SLLin the language that a book, play etc was first written in, before it was translated 以原著的语言，以原文

I’d prefer to read it in the original.

我更喜欢读它的原作。

Examples from the Corpus

in the original• The Foresters Dine in the original atmosphere of an old Coaching Inn.• Tim has read Homer in the original.• Markowitz's two-parameter model spawned an academic industry engaged in exploring the ramifications of the investor behaviour implied in the original formulation.• Always question any increase in price and ask why it was not included in the original estimates.• The role produces masters of realpolitik, Machiavellian in the original sense of the word.• There seemed to be a lot of faces I had not noticed in the original team.• One wishes that the contributors had collaborated with authors able to read sources in the original languages.• This presumes that in the original metric equation is positive.• Nor is it a one-man vehicle, as Frankie Howerd's triumph in the original West End production might have suggested.

3. informalUNUSUAL someone whose behaviour, clothing etc is unusual and amusing 〔举止、服装等〕怪异滑稽的人，独特有趣的人

Examples from the Corpus

original• That he was an individualist and an original meant little to a lad with stirrings in the groin department.• Stained-glass windows have been fitted in place of the grime-encrusted originals.• Click the extract button, and the originals will be extracted from the compressed file and placed in the new directory.• This is a photograph of the manuscript. The original is in the city museum.• Tomasson hedged a bit on the 48 bodies of the original.• I wasn't sure whether the portrait was an excellent copy or the original.• The originals were never formally withdrawn, but have been out of stock for some time.• Jack is a true original.

From Longman Business Dictionary

originalo·rig·i·nal /əˈrɪdʒənəl, -dʒənəl/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

happening or existing first

Which is the original document and which is the copy?

The index-linked certificates were paying indexation plus 4% of theoriginal investment.

—original noun [countableC]

Send us a signed copy of the invoice and keep the original.

词汇	original
释义	original Word family noun origin original originality originator originationoriginal sinadjective original ≠ unoriginal originativeverb originate adverb originally o·rig·i·nal1 /əˈrɪdʒɪnəl, -dʒənəl/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj 1 [only before noun]FIRST existing or happening first, before other people or things 原先的，最早的，最初的 The land was returned to its original owner. 这块土地归还给了原主。 The kitchen still has many original features (=parts that were there when the house was first built). 这间厨房仍保留着当初的许多特点。 the original meaning of the word 这个单词的原意 The original plan was to fly out to New York. 原先的计划是飞往纽约。 2 NEWcompletely new and different from anything that anyone has thought of before 新颖的，独特的；与众不同的，独创的 I don’t think George is capable of having original ideas! 我认为乔治不会有别出心裁的主意！ That’s not a very original suggestion. 那个建议没什么新意。 a highly original design 非常独特的设计 His work is truly original. 他的作品是真正原创的。 ► see thesaurus at new 3 [only before noun]REAL/NOT FALSE OR ARTIFICIAL an original work of art is the one that was made by the artist and is not a copy 原作的，原稿的，真迹的 The original painting is now in the National Gallery in London. 原作现藏于伦敦的国家美术馆。 an original Holbein drawing 霍尔拜因的画作真迹 Examples from the Corpus original• It's not a bad movie, but there's nothing very original about it.• My job is to think up creative and original advertising ideas• Many authors have used estimates generated by others in their own league table; did they check the original analyses?• Barnes was one of the three original board members.• The orphanage's original budget was just $60,000.• The case was listed for rehearing before a committee of seven members not all of whom sat on the original committee.• If intervention remains, it should be reduced to the original concept of a safety net for use in extreme emergencies.• I was impressed by the highly original design of the house.• For that would show some imperfection in the original design.• Steve comes up with a lot of original ideas.• Woolf's writing was completely original - nothing like it had ever been done before.• Our original plan was to go camping, but it was pouring with rain.• an original screenplay• The doctrine of original sin and baptismal regeneration meant that an unbaptised infant could not go to heaven.• The house still has its original stone floors.• a jazz musician with a completely original style• Most often, he found their original trials were fair, their complaints without merit. original features• A real bargain, with lovely owners, two beautiful overrun gardens and some quite well-preserved original features.• This is a massive departure for the Kings Of Simulation, and has many original features.• Today, it is a warm and friendly hotel where original features add character and style.• Inside, several original features remain, including the stained glass windows, oak and rosewood panelling, and parquet flooring.• Built in 1806 with lots of original features set in pleasant surroundings, guest lounge with open coal fire.• Of the cathedral's original features, the splendid choir is the most striking. highly original• He learnt the lesson well, and has since produced an impressive and highly original body of work.• An older repaint over a highly original car, this interesting specification Rover 2000 would respond well to careful detailing.• Wallis made a small but highly original contribution to the art and connoisseurship of his time.• A fine revival of a highly original piece of music theatre.• For instance, they created highly original relief panels to decorate the Sebasteion as well as other sculpture that adapted earlier models for different purposes.• In a highly original twist, the game allows you to determine the moral caliber of the hero.• Blackwell glossed reproduction in a highly original way, fusing it with claims for an active female sexuality. original2 ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 REAL/NOT FALSE OR ARTIFICIALa work of art or a document that is not a copy, but is the one produced by the writer or artist 〔艺术作品或文件的〕原作，原稿，原件 The colours are much more striking in the original. 原作的色彩要鲜艳得多。 I’ll keep a copy of the contract, and give you the original. 我将留一份合同副本，把原件给你。 2 in the original SLLin the language that a book, play etc was first written in, before it was translated 以原著的语言，以原文 I’d prefer to read it in the original. 我更喜欢读它的原作。 Examples from the Corpus in the original• The Foresters Dine in the original atmosphere of an old Coaching Inn.• Tim has read Homer in the original.• Markowitz's two-parameter model spawned an academic industry engaged in exploring the ramifications of the investor behaviour implied in the original formulation.• Always question any increase in price and ask why it was not included in the original estimates.• The role produces masters of realpolitik, Machiavellian in the original sense of the word.• There seemed to be a lot of faces I had not noticed in the original team.• One wishes that the contributors had collaborated with authors able to read sources in the original languages.• This presumes that in the original metric equation is positive.• Nor is it a one-man vehicle, as Frankie Howerd's triumph in the original West End production might have suggested. 3. informalUNUSUAL someone whose behaviour, clothing etc is unusual and amusing 〔举止、服装等〕怪异滑稽的人，独特有趣的人 Examples from the Corpus original• That he was an individualist and an original meant little to a lad with stirrings in the groin department.• Stained-glass windows have been fitted in place of the grime-encrusted originals.• Click the extract button, and the originals will be extracted from the compressed file and placed in the new directory.• This is a photograph of the manuscript. The original is in the city museum.• Tomasson hedged a bit on the 48 bodies of the original.• I wasn't sure whether the portrait was an excellent copy or the original.• The originals were never formally withdrawn, but have been out of stock for some time.• Jack is a true original. From Longman Business Dictionary originalo·rig·i·nal /əˈrɪdʒənəl, -dʒənəl/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun] happening or existing first Which is the original document and which is the copy? The index-linked certificates were paying indexation plus 4% of theoriginal investment. —original noun [countableC] Send us a signed copy of the invoice and keep the original.
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