original1/əˋrIdʒənḷ; əˈrIdʒIn$l/adj 1 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] existing first, before any changes were made 原先的﹐最初的﹐最早的: The house still has its original stone floor. 这房子仍旧保留着原来的石地板。Our original plan was too expensive. 我们原先的计划花费太大。2 completely new and different 新颖独特的﹐与众不同的﹐独创的: a highly original style of painting 非常独特的绘画风格see box at见 NEW 方框3 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] an original painting, drawing etc is not a copy 原作的﹐原版的﹐真迹的: Is that an original Matisse (=painting by Matisse)? 那是马蒂斯的原作吗?
original2n [C] a painting, document etc that is not a copy〔绘画﹑文件等的〕原作﹐原件﹐原稿