original

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¹ original /əˈrɪʤənl̟/ adjective

¹ original

/əˈrɪʤənl̟/

adjective

Learner's definition of ORIGINAL

always used before a noun : happening or existing first or at the beginning最初的

Their original idea was to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.他们最初打算修好旧车，但后来决定买辆新的。
The word's original meaning was very different from its current meaning.这个词最初的意思与现在的意思很不相同。
That piece of furniture is still in its original condition. [=the furniture is in the same condition it was in when we first bought it]那件家具仍然完好如初。
We were the original [=first] owners of that van.我们是那辆货车的原车主。

always used before a noun : made or produced first : not a copy, translation, etc.原件的；原作品的

I gave her a copy and kept the original document myself.我给了她复印件，原件自己保存。
The book has been translated into English from the original Spanish.这本书已经从西班牙语原文翻译成英文了。

[more original; most original]

a : not like others : new, different, and appealing独创的；新颖的

b : able to think of or make new and creative things有创造力的

² original /əˈrɪʤənl̟/ noun

plural originals

² original

/əˈrɪʤənl̟/

noun

plural originals

Learner's definition of ORIGINAL

[count] : a document, film, painting, etc., which is created by someone and from which a copy or translation is made原件；原作品

[singular] : a person who is different from other people in an appealing or interesting way非同一般的人；不平凡的人；怪人

Compared to other actresses of her generation, she is a true original.比起同时代的其他女演员，她是个真正的不平凡的人。

in the original

: in the language used by the original writer原文

We read Homer in the original, not in translation. [=we read the original words that Homer wrote in ancient Greek]我们拜读了荷马史诗的原版，而不是译本。