manuscript

IPA/ˈmænjuskrɪpt/
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manuscript — 名詞

  • manuscriptsingular
  • manuscriptsplural

1. a writer's unpublished text for a book, article, or other written work, prepared

1.名詞B2
釋義

手稿

作者提交出版前的原始文稿

a writer's unpublished text for a book, article, or other written work, prepared before it is sent to a publisher for commercial printing.

例句

Putri submitted the first draft of her manuscript to the publisher last week.

Putri 上週把她的手稿初稿交給了出版社。

submit + manuscript + to + publisher

The editor asked Yuna to cut the manuscript by twenty pages to get it accepted.

編輯請 Yuna 將手稿刪減二十頁，稿件才能被接受。

cut + manuscript + by + number + pages

常見搭配
  • submit a manuscript
  • revise a manuscript
  • manuscript deadline
  • original manuscript
  • manuscript submission
同義詞
  • draft

    an earlier version that still needs revision; a manuscript is usually the final version before submission

  • typescript

    specifically a typed manuscript, more common before digital word processing

  • text

    a more general term that can refer to any written words, whether published or not

反義詞
  • published book

    the final printed product that a manuscript becomes after editing and printing

文法句型

manuscript of [something]

in manuscript form

用法筆記

In academic and publishing contexts, a manuscript is typically a complete work submitted for publication; earlier working versions are called drafts.

常見錯誤

The actor received the manuscript for the movie.
The actor received the script for the movie.
'manuscript' refers to unpublished book or article text; 'script' is used for film, television, and plays.

2. a book or document created by hand during a historical period that predates the

2.名詞B2
釋義

手抄本

印刷術問世前的手寫古籍

a book or document created by hand during a historical period that predates the invention of the printing press.

例句

The museum displayed a beautifully illustrated manuscript from the fifteenth century.

博物館展示了一份圖文並茂的十五世紀手抄本。

centuries-old + manuscript

Ayesha studied ancient manuscripts written in Latin to complete her research on medieval medicine.

Ayesha 研究了以拉丁文寫成的古老手抄本，以完成她關於中世紀醫學的研究。

常見搭配
  • illuminated manuscript
  • ancient manuscript
  • medieval manuscript
  • preserve a manuscript
  • manuscript collection
同義詞
  • codex

    a specific type of ancient manuscript bound as a book, used especially for pre-printed texts

  • scroll

    a roll of papyrus or parchment, a different physical format from a bound manuscript

  • parchment

    the writing material rather than the document; often used to refer to the physical object

反義詞
  • printed book

    a book produced using a printing press, the opposite of a handwritten manuscript

文法句型

old/ancient/medieval + manuscript

manuscript from + [century/period]

用法筆記

Distinguish from noun sense 1 (BEFORE PRINTING): sense 2 refers specifically to pre-printing-press handwritten artifacts, not to modern unpublished works. Subject is typically a scholar, librarian, or museum curator.

常見錯誤

I found a manuscript my grandmother wrote on a napkin.
I found a note my grandmother wrote on a napkin.
'manuscript' describes a substantial formal document, not a casual handwritten message.

manuscript — 形容詞

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • manuscript collection
  • manuscript page
  • manuscript copy
  • manuscript version
  • manuscript form

常用片語

  • in manuscript form

介系詞搭配

  • manuscript of
  • manuscript from
  • manuscript in