Examples

她经济本来不宽裕，可是硬要摆谱儿。

Though she is not well-off, she tries to keep up appearances. → 摆谱儿

本来的意思

original meaning (or intention) → 本来

事物本来的辩证法

the dialectics inherent in things → 本来

大会本来定星期五举行。

The meeting was originally fixed for Friday. → 本来

他本来身体很瘦弱。

He used to be thin and weak. → 本来

本来就该这样办。

Of course it should be handled that way. → 本来

你本来用不着着急。

You needn't have worried about it. → 本来

认清他们的本来面目

see them in their true colours → 本来面目

还其本来面目

reveal sth. in its true colours → 本来面目

办个企业本来就不容易，加上这些没完没了的烦琐手续，工作就更加困难了。

It isn't easy to start a business in the first place, but with all this endless red tape, it is all the more difficult. → 加上

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