original
[E5ridVEnEl]
adj.
最初的,原始的,独创的,新颖的
n.
原物,原作
original
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adj.Abbr.orig.（形容词）缩写 orig.
Preceding all others in time; first.
最早的：时间处于所有其它东西之前的；第一个
Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual:
有创意的：并非起源于其它事物的；有创见的且非凡的：
an original play,not an adaptation.
不是改变而成的
Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new:
新的：与以前的实践有明显的脱离的；新的：
a truly original approach.See Synonyms at new
全新的方法参见 new
Productive of new things or new ideas; inventive:
有创造性的：创造出新事物或新思想的；有创造发明的：
an original mind.
有创造性的思想
Being the source from which a copy,reproduction,or translation is made.
被复制的：复印、再造或翻译的原本的
n.（名词）
A first form from which other forms are made or developed:
原形：其它形式产生或发展的原形：
Later models of the car retained many features of the original.
新近的汽车样式保持了许多从前产品的特征
An authentic work of art:
真品：真实可靠的艺术作品：
bought an original,not a print.
买到真迹,不是复制品
Work that has been composed firsthand:
手稿：第一手做成的作品：
kept the original but sent a photocopy to his publisher.
保留手稿但可给出版商一份影印件
A person who is appealingly odd or curious; a character.
怪人：脾气很古怪或奇怪的人；怪人
Archaic The source from which something arises; an originator.
【古语】 起因：其它事物发生的起源；起因
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin orº³lis}
源自 拉丁语 orº³lis}
from orº½} orºgin- [source] * see origin
源自 orº½} orºgin- [根源] *参见 origin
original
[E5rIdVIn(E)l]
adj.
最初的；最早的
Who was the original owner of this house?
谁是这座房子最早的主人?
The original owner of the house was the Duke of Wellington.
这房子本来的主人是威灵顿公爵.
新的；新型的；新颖的
an original idea
独到的见解
an original invention
新的发明
新奇的；有创造性的
a person with an original
有创作头脑的人
The speaker seems to have no original ideas; his speech was full of platitudes.
"演讲人似乎没有什么独到的见解,他的讲话充满了陈词滥调."
原版的,原作的
an original painting
原画
This is the original painting,and these others are copies.
这画是原作,其他的是复制品.
original
n.
原物；原作品
原文
studying Greek to read Homer in the original
学习希腊文是为了读荷马原著.