original
original
adjective
adjective
- used or produced at the creation or earliest stage of something
起初的；原来的
costumes made afresh from the original designs.
根据原设计重新制作的服装。
the plasterwork is probably original.
该石膏制品很可能是原件。
■[attrib.]present or existing at the beginning of a series or process；first
开始的；首先的
the original owner of the house.
房子原主人。 - created directly and personally by a particular artist；not an imitation
原著；原作
original Rembrandts.
伦伯朗的原作。 - not dependent on other people's ideas； inventive and unusual
创新的；独创的
a subtle and original thinker.
敏锐的有独到见地的思想家。
- something serving as a model or basis for imitations or copies
原件；原版；原物
the portrait may be a copy of the original.
画像可能是原作的复制品。
one set of originals and four photocopies.
一套原件和四套复印件。
■(the original)the form or language in which something was first produced or created
原版；首版
the study of Russian texts in the original.
原版俄语课文的学习。
■(the original of)a person or place on which a character or location in a literary work is based
原型
the house is reputed to be the original of Mansfield Park.
这所房子被公认为是《曼斯菲尔德公园》的原型。
■a song, picture, etc. produced by a performer or artist personally
（歌、画等的）原创作品；创作作品
a mix of traditional tunes and originals.
传统曲调和原创曲调的混合。
■a book or recording that has not been previously made available in a different form
原版书；原版唱片
paperback originals.
平装本原版书。
■a garment made to order from a design specially prepared for a fashion collection
（根据服装展特制图样定做的）真品原板服装 - an eccentric or unusual person
古怪的人
he was one of the true originals.
他是那些真正古怪的人之一。
- Middle English (the earliest use being in the phrase original sin): from Old French, or from Latin originalis, from origin- (see origin)
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