音标：[ә'ridʒәnl]
a. 最初的, 原始的, 有创意的
n. 原物, 原作
【经】 正本
在线英汉词典
original的短语、例句：
original
adj
1 [attrib 作定语]
existing from the beginning; first or earliest 原始的; 最初的; 原先的; 最早的
The Indians were the original inhabitants of North America. 印第安人是北美最早的居民.
I prefer your original plan to this one. 我认为你原来的计画比这个好.
2 (usu approv 通常作褒义)
(a) newly created or formed; fresh 新创的; 新颖的; 创新的: an original idea 创见
His designs are highly original.他的设计独树一帜.
(b) able to produce new ideas; creative 有创见的; 创造性的
an original thinker, writer, painter, etc 有创见的思想家、 作家、 画家等
an original mind 有创造力的头脑.
3 painted, written, etc by the artist; not copied 创作的; 非抄袭的; 非模仿的
The original manuscript has been lost; this is a copy. 原稿已失, 这是副本. original, n
1 the original [C]
the earliest form of sth (from which copies can be made) 原作; 原稿; 原型; 原物
This painting is a copy; the original is in Madrid. 这幅画是复制品, 原作在马德里.
This is a translation; the original is in French. 这是译文, 原文是法文的.
2 the original [sing]
language in which sth was first written 原文（最初写作时所用的文字）
read Homer in the original, ie in ancient Greek 读荷马的（古希腊文）原作.
3 (infml esp joc 口, 尤作戏谑语) person who thinks, behaves, dresses, etc unusually; eccentric person （思考、 行为、 衣著等）与众不同的人, 古怪的人
Her Aunt Effie is certainly an original. 她的姨妈埃菲真是个怪人.
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