unoriginal

/ˌʌn.əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌn.əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.nəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ə-ˈrj-jə-nᵊl How to pronounce unoriginal (audio) -ˈrij-nəl/ (ame, mw)

unoriginal — adjective

  • unoriginalpositive
  • more unoriginalcomparative
  • most unoriginalsuperlative

1. showing too little fresh thought or imagination, so it seems copied from familia

1.形容詞C1
釋義

showing too little fresh thought or imagination, so it seems copied from familiar ideas instead of offering its own style.

例句

The judges called Hiro's poster unoriginal because it copied last year's winner.

be unoriginal because it repeats an earlier model

Amani rejected the cafe logo as unoriginal and asked for a bolder sketch.

object complement: reject something as unoriginal

同義詞
  • cliched

    stronger for overused phrases, scenes, or language

  • derivative

    suggests copying too much from one known source or style

  • formulaic

    often used when work follows a fixed pattern

  • predictable

    focuses on being easy to guess, not on lacking ideas

反義詞
  • original

    direct opposite for work that feels new and personal

  • inventive

    stresses clever imagination and new solutions

  • fresh

    everyday opposite for lively new ideas or style

文法句型

be unoriginal

find sth unoriginal

unoriginal idea / design / essay

用法筆記

Often used for creative work, design, writing, and public ideas when people feel they have seen the same thing before. Common after verbs like 'sound', 'look', 'feel', and 'find', especially when comparing one version with an earlier model.

常見錯誤

❌The lamp is unoriginal because it is old.
✅The lamp design is unoriginal because it looks like every other one in the shop.
💡unoriginal judges ideas or style, not simple age or wear.
❌Her speech was unoriginal from his article.
✅Her speech was unoriginal because it copied his article.
💡use 'because' or a copy verb, not 'unoriginal from'.