originality

独創性、新奇性

新しく独自のもので、他のものをまねていないという性質。

やさしい英語で： The quality of being new, different, and not copied from something else.

• The design lacks originality.
• We admired the originality of her story.
• His paintings won praise for their originality.

使い方： originality of something (The originality of the design impressed us.)

類義語： novelty, freshness

反対語： unoriginality

よく使う表現： originality of something, lack of originality, striking originality

創造性、独創性

自分で考え、新しい発想を生み出す能力。

やさしい英語で： The ability to think for yourself and create new ideas.

• She shows great originality.
• The teacher encourages originality in her students.
• His originality helps him solve unusual problems.

類義語： creativity, inventiveness

よく使う表現： show originality, encourage originality, someone’s originality