1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) first; earliest (before any changes or developments) 最先的;最初的;原先的:
The original meaning of this word is different from the meaning it has nowadays.这个词最初的意义与现在的不同。
2 new and interesting; different from others of its type 新颖有趣的;与众不同的:
There are no original ideas in his work.他的作品没有什么新意。
3 made or created first, before copies 原作的;原版的:
‘Is that the original painting?’ ‘No, it's a copy.’“那幅画是不是原作呢?”“不是,是仿制品。”
original²
/əˈrɪdʒənl ||; əˈrɪdʒənḷ/noun
[C] the first document, painting, etc that was made; not a copy 原作;原版;原件;原文:
Could you make a photocopy of my birth certificate and give the original back to me?请把我的出生证明影印一份,然后把原件退还给我。