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单词 original
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originaladjective

uk/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/us/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/

original adjective (FIRST MADE)

B1 [ usually before noun ] existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something:

Is this the original fireplace?
The gardens have recently been restored to their original glory.

B2 [ usually before noun ] An original piece of work, such as a painting, etc. is produced by the artist and not a copy:

an original drawing/manuscript
Is this an original Rembrandt? (= Was it painted by him?)

More examples

  • We agreed to look afresh at her original proposal.
  • This is a daring new film by one of our most original modern directors.
  • My original statement has been completely distorted by the media.
  • Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.
  • I'd like to steer our discussion back to our original topic.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

First and firstly

  • at first idiom
  • begin
  • debut
  • first come, first served idiom
  • firstly
  • for starters idiom
  • from the word go idiom
  • in the first/second place idiom
  • inaugural
  • initial
  • initially
  • introduction
  • place
  • prefatory
  • primary
  • proto-
  • starter
  • to begin with idiom
  • ur-
  • word

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original adjective (DIFFERENT)

B1 approving not the same as anything or anyone else and therefore special and interesting:

original ideas/suggestions/work
She's a highly original young designer.
Opposite
unoriginal

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

New

  • a breath of fresh air idiom
  • afresh
  • brand new
  • brave new
  • break the mould idiom
  • breath
  • injection
  • innovation
  • innovative
  • latest
  • latter-day
  • mint
  • minute 1
  • neo-
  • novel
  • novelty
  • originality
  • pristine
  • revolutionary
  • the avant-garde

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originalnoun [ C ]

uk/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/us/əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/

B2 the first one made and not a copy:

Can you give me the original of your report? I can't read this copy.

B2 a piece of work by a famous artist or designer and not a copy by someone else:

If the painting is an original, it will be very valuable.
in the original

If you read something in the original, you read it in the language in which it was first written.

More examples

  • This painting is only a copy - the original hangs in the Louvre.
  • This watch may be a counterfeit, but it looks just like the original.
  • The new version is worse in every respect - I much preferred the original.
  • The new version of the program comes with a much better user interface than the original.
  • It's an original, not one of those imitation jobs.

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Samples and examples

  • advertisement
  • aliquot
  • archetype
  • benchmark
  • classic
  • classical
  • core
  • cross-section
  • for instance idiom
  • forerunner
  • illustration
  • instance
  • job
  • role model
  • sample
  • showpiece
  • sort
  • swatch
  • taste
  • taster

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The visual arts in general
Forms of languages & specialist dialects
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