original

/əˈrɪdʒənl/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈrɪdʒənl/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈri-jə-nᵊl -ˈrij-nəl/ (ame, mw) · /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/ (ame, ipa)

original — 形容詞

1. present from the start, or part of the first version before anything was changed

1.形容詞B1
釋義

原有；最初

從一開始就存在的

present from the start, or part of the first version before anything was changed

例句

We kept the house's original wooden floor under the new carpet.

我們保留了房子原有的木地板，並在上面鋪了新地毯。

original + noun for earliest form

The map shows the original road before the airport was built.

這張地圖顯示的是機場興建前最初的道路。

original road before later change

同義詞
  • first

    the broad everyday word for number one in time or order

  • initial

    more formal and often used for first stages, reactions, or letters

  • earliest

    stresses time only, not whether later versions exist

反義詞
  • later

    used when something belongs to a later stage or version

  • current

    focuses on what is used or true now instead of at the beginning

文法句型

original plan

original form

original recipe

用法筆記

Usually before a noun, especially with words like plan, form, owner, or version. Distinguish from sense 2: here the focus is on the first state of something, not on whether it is genuine.

常見錯誤

❌The original plan is the newest plan now.
✅The original plan was the first plan, but we use a newer one now.
💡Original in this sense means first, not most recent.

2. made by the artist, writer, or designer themself, rather than taken from a copy

2.形容詞B2
釋義

原版；原作

由作者本人完成，非複製品

made by the artist, writer, or designer themself, rather than taken from a copy or imitation

例句

The museum locked the original painting in a cool, dark room.

博物館把那幅原畫鎖在陰涼昏暗的收藏室裡。

original painting

Riko bought a print because the original woodcut cost too much.

Riko 買了一張印刷品，因為那幅木刻原作太貴了。

original contrasted with print

同義詞
  • authentic

    stresses that something is real and not fake

  • genuine

    often used more broadly for things that are truly what they claim to be

  • real

    an everyday word, but less exact in art or design contexts

反義詞
  • copied

    describes something made from an earlier work

  • fake

    suggests an object meant to deceive people

文法句型

original painting

original sketch

original recording

用法筆記

Common with works of art, documents, films, and designs. Distinguish from sense 1: an original painting can be old or new; the key point here is that it is the real work, not a copy.

常見錯誤

❌I bought the original Mona Lisa poster at the gift shop.
✅I bought a poster of the Mona Lisa at the gift shop.
💡An original is the real work itself, not a printed copy of it.

3. fresh and unlike what people have seen before, often showing independent ideas

3.形容詞B1
釋義

新穎；獨創

新穎且與眾不同的

fresh and unlike what people have seen before, often showing independent ideas

例句

Nina's original idea turned an old bus into a tiny library.

Nina 想出一個很有創意的點子，把一輛舊公車變成迷你圖書館。

original idea

Her dress looked original because she mixed silk with old jeans.

她的洋裝看起來很獨創，因為她把絲料和舊牛仔褲布料混在一起。

be original after linking verb

同義詞
  • creative

    the broad everyday word for producing new and interesting ideas

  • inventive

    stresses skill in making clever new ideas or solutions

  • fresh

    suggests a pleasantly new feeling, often in style or approach

  • unique

    stresses being unlike anything else, though it does not always imply creativity

反義詞
  • ordinary

    suggests nothing especially new or interesting

  • predictable

    used when something feels expected rather than fresh

文法句型

original idea

be original

original style

用法筆記

Often follows a linking verb, as in be original, or appears before nouns like idea, style, or voice. Distinguish from sense 1: an original plan often means the first plan, while an original idea usually means a creative and unusual one.

常見錯誤

❌Her answer was original because it was the first answer on the page.
✅Her answer was first on the page, but it was not original.
💡In this sense, original means creative, not simply first.

original — 名詞