original text; source text
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
original text (used as the basis for translation)
Refers to the source material that translators work from, as opposed to the translated version.
Yì译
zhě者
bì必
xū须
zhōng忠
shí实
yú于
yuán原
wén文
。
Translators must be faithful to the original text.
Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
de的
yuán原
wén文
shì是
fǎ法
yǔ语
。
The original text of this poem is in French.
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Qǐng请
duì对
zhào照
yuán原
wén文
jiǎn检
chá查
yī一
xià下
yì译
wén文
。
Please check the translation against the original text.
Tā他
dú读
bù不
dǒng懂
Yīng英
wén文
yuán原
wén文
。
He cannot read the original English text.
noun
original text (used as the basis for citation or transcription)
Refers to the source material when quoting or copying text, emphasizing fidelity to the source.
Yǐn引
yòng用
yuán原
wén文
shí时
qǐng请
biāo标
míng明
chū出
chù处
。
Please indicate the source when quoting the original text.
Chāo抄
xiě写
wán完
zhī之
hòu后
yào要
gēn跟
yuán原
wén文
jiào校
duì对
yī一
xià下
。
After copying, check against the original text.
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Zhè这
duàn段
yǐn引
wén文
yǔ与
yuán原
wén文
lüè略
yǒu有
chū出
rù入
。
This quotation differs slightly from the original text.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
yuán原
wén文
yòng用
yǐn引
hào号
biāo标
chū出
。
Please mark the original text with quotation marks.