The original manuscript of the scientific paper contained handwritten notes that later editions omitted.
这篇科学论文的原稿包含后来版本省略的手写注释。
- Her notes on the Analytical Engine were three times longer than Babbage's original paper.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
A subsequent study by psychologist Adam Kessler replicated Silva's design with a different group of 150 remote workers and found the walking-break group did not show a productivity advantage, though they did report lower stress, suggesting the original effect may not generalize to all worker populations.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Translator and novelist Iris Chen argues that translation is itself a creative act that can add new dimensions of meaning to a text, rather than simply subtracting from an original that can never truly be reproduced anyway.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “original”?
C — Existing from the beginning; n. the first form of something. “original” means existing from the beginning; n. the first form of something.
Which word means “existing from the beginning; n. the first form of something”?
A — original. “original” means existing from the beginning; n. the first form of something.
original — existing from the beginning; n. the first form of something. In Chinese: 原始的；原件.
original is pronounced /əˈrɪdʒənl/.
The original manuscript of the scientific paper contained handwritten notes that later editions omitted. (这篇科学论文的原稿包含后来版本省略的手写注释。)
initial, primary, first — all close in meaning to original (existing from the beginning; n. the first form of something).
copy, derivative — each the opposite of original (existing from the beginning; n. the first form of something).
Yes. original is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.