original work; source text
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original work (as opposed to translations, adaptations, abridgments, or expurgated editions)
Commonly used in literary criticism and translation studies to refer to the source text. Distinct from '原作', which emphasizes the creative work itself, while '原著' emphasizes the textual source.
Fān翻
yì译
zuò作
pǐn品
yào要
zhōng忠
shí实
yú于
yuán原
zhù著
。
Translations should be faithful to the original work.
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
dú读
Yīng英
wén文
yuán原
zhù著
，
ér而
bù不
shì是
yì译
běn本
。
I prefer to read books in the original English rather than translations.
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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
shì是
gēn根
jù据
Shā莎
shì士
bǐ比
yà亚
de的
yuán原
zhù著
gǎi改
biān编
de的
。
This film is adapted from the original work of Shakespeare.
Yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
diǎn典
wén文
xué学
bì必
xū须
zǐ仔
xì细
yán研
dú读
yuán原
zhù著
。
To study classical literature, one must carefully read the original texts.