original

creative, original, imaginative

new, fresh, novel, original, innovative

名词 original:

1. an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
   同义词：master, master copy
2. an original model on which something is patterned
   同义词：archetype, pilot

形容词 original:

1. preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
2. (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
3. being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
4. not derived or copied or translated from something else

1. The original picture is in the British Museum.
   这幅画的原作在大英博物馆内。
2. The original owner of the house moved out.
   房子原先的主人搬出去了。

o.rig.i.nal

adj.Abbr. orig.（形容词）缩写 orig.
Preceding all others in time; first.
最早的：时间处于所有其它东西之前的；第一个

Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual:
有创意的：并非起源于其它事物的；有创见的且非凡的：
例句：
an original play, not an adaptation.
原创剧本，不是改变而成的

Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new:
新的：与以前的实践有明显的脱离的；新的：
例句：
a truly original approach.See Synonyms at new
全新的方法参见 new

Productive of new things or new ideas; inventive:
有创造性的：创造出新事物或新思想的；有创造发明的：
例句：
an original mind.
有创造性的思想

Being the source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made.
被复制的：复印、再造或翻译的原本的
n.（名词）
A first form from which other forms are made or developed:
原形：其它形式产生或发展的原形：
例句：
Later models of the car retained many features of the original.
新近的汽车样式保持了许多从前产品的特征

An authentic work of art:
真品：真实可靠的艺术作品：
例句：
bought an original, not a print.
买到真迹，不是复制品

Work that has been composed firsthand:
手稿：第一手做成的作品：
例句：
kept the original but sent a photocopy to his publisher.
保留手稿但可给出版商一份影印件

A person who is appealingly odd or curious; a character.
怪人：脾气很古怪或奇怪的人；怪人
Archaic The source from which something arises; an originator.
【古语】 起因：其它事物发生的起源；起因

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin orogin3lis
源自 拉丁语 orogin3lis
from orogô orogin- [source] * see origin
源自 orogô orogin- [根源] *参见 origin