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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

original [ə'rɪʤɪnl]
  1. 1. adjective (first,earliest) 最初
  2. 2. adjective [+art] [ writing] [ music] (authentic) 原作
  3. 3. adjective [+artist] [ idea] (imaginative) 独创的
  4. 4. noun [of painting] [ document etc] (not a copy) 原作

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

original [əˈrɪʤənəl]
  1. 1. adjective 最初的,最早的
    The book still has its original binding.
    这本书依然保持原始的装订
  2. 2. adjective 原著的,原作
    His work is based on only original, not secondary, sources.
    他的作品都是建立原始材料不是二手材料基础之上的。
  3. 3. adjective 原创的,独创的新颖
  4. 4. adjective 模仿的,非抄袭
    The translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French.
    这篇译文丢失法语原文许多精妙表达
    The play is original; not an adaptation.
    这部剧是原创的,不是改编的。
    He kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox.
    留下原件,只给了她复印件
  5. 5. n.[c] 原件
  6. 6. n.[c] 原物原型
    This painting is a copy of the original.
    这幅画是原作副本
  7. 7. n.[c] 原文原著
  8. 8. n.[c] 有独创性的
  9. 9. n.[c] 古怪的人

Collins English-English Dictionary

original [ə'rɪʤɪnəl]
  1. 1. adj of or relating to an origin or beginning
  2. 2. adj fresh and unusual; novel
  3. 3. adj able to think of or carry out new ideas or concepts
  4. 4. adj being that from which a copy, translation, etc, is made
  5. 5. n the first and genuine form of something, from which others are derived
  6. 6. n a person or thing used as a model in art or literature
  7. 7. n a person whose way of thinking is unusual or creative
  8. 8. n an unconventional or strange person
  9. 9. n the first form or occurrence of something
  10. 10. n an archaic word for originator

Examples

tamper with the original text
篡改原文
This imitation job is so good that it is difficult to find out that it is not original.
这件仿制品做得太像了,很难与真品分辨出来。
I have never seen before original pieces of eight.
我以前从没见过八个瑞尔的西班牙古银币。
This painting is only a copy, the original hangs in a European museum.
这幅画只是一份赝品,原作挂在欧洲的一家博物馆中。
The original railway station opened in 1854.
最早的火车站于1854年开始营运。
Our original offer stands.
我们当初的提议仍然有效。

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