original

元の、最初の

同じ種類の後の人や物に先立って存在した、または起こった。

やさしい英語で： Existing or happening before later people or things of the same kind.

• The original owner still lives nearby.
• We returned to our original plan.
• The house still has its original windows.

類義語： first, initial

反対語： later

よく使う表現： original owner, original plan, original version, original manuscript

独創的な、斬新な

既存のものをまねていないため、新しくて面白い。

やさしい英語で： New and interesting because it does not copy something already made.

• That is an original idea.
• She wrote a very original story.
• We need something more original for the advertisement.

類義語： creative, inventive, innovative

反対語： unoriginal

よく使う表現： original idea, original design, original work

独創的な、創造的な

ほかの人とは違う、新しくて面白い考え方をする。

やさしい英語で： Thinking in new, interesting ways that are different from those of other people.

• She is an original thinker.
• His students found him wonderfully original.
• Few writers are as original as she is.

類義語： creative, inventive

反対語： unoriginal

よく使う表現： original thinker, original artist, highly original person

先駆的な、初期の

新しい活動、様式、方法を発展させた最初の人々に含まれる。

やさしい英語で： Among the first people to develop a new activity, style, or way of doing something.

• She was one of the original pioneers of radio.
• The original players helped create a new musical style.
• Several original members shaped the movement in its early years.

類義語： pioneering

よく使う表現： original pioneers, original jazz players

原本、原画

複製ではなく、元となった文書や美術作品そのもの。

やさしい英語で： The actual document or artwork, rather than a copy of it.

• Keep the original in a safe place.
• Is this painting an original?
• The museum owns several originals by this artist.

反対語： copy

よく使う表現： keep the original, copy of the original, signed original, copy the original