• n. 原件；原作；原物；原型
• adj. 原始的；最初的；獨創的；新穎的

來自origin,起源，發源。引申詞義原創的。

original (adj.)

early 14c., "first in time, earliest," from Old French original "first" (13c.) and directly from Latin originalis, from originem (nominative origo) "beginning, source, birth," from oriri "to rise" (see orchestra). The first reference is in original sin "innate depravity of man's nature," supposed to be inherited from Adam in consequence of the Fall. Related: Originally.

original (n.)

"original text," late 14c., from Medieval Latin originale (see original (adj.)). Of photographs, films, sound recordings, etc., from 1918.

1. The new town would have been unrecognisable to the original inhabitants.

原來的居民可能會認不出這個嶄新的城鎮了。

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2. Any faults in the original cider stood out sharply after distillation.

原先蘋果酒里的任何雜質在蒸餾后都會凸現出來。

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3. Sometimes the original abortion was done so badly that the uterus prolapsed.

有時第一次流產手術做得太糟糕，會導致子宮下垂。

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4. Out of the original 23,000 applications, 16,000 candidates meet the entry requirements.

最初的2.3萬份申請中有1.6萬份滿足入選的要求。

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5. We will be pleased to delete the charge from the original invoice.

我們決定將這筆費用從原始發票上刪去。

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