粵

原jyun4本bun2

jyun4 bun2yuán běn

English

  1. originally
  2. the original; original copy; original version
  3. originally; formerly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容一件已經改變咗嘅事,改變之前嘅狀態

Examples

  • 呢首詩原本係用法文寫嘅。

    This poem was originally written in French.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 德沃夏克嘅《斯拉夫舞曲》原本係以鋼琴二重奏嘅形式作曲,但係後來由作曲家自己為管弦樂團編曲過。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 一場保角映射:雖然有啲直線變咗曲線,但如果兩條線原本係成直角嘅話,出嚟嘅兩條曲線都會成直角。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 要不是被绊了一下,我原本能赢的。

    I would've won if I hadn't tripped.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 州長最近的醜聞玷污了她原本完美無瑕的政績。

    The governor's recent scandal was a blight on her otherwise pristine track record.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我原本是不需要给花浇水的,我刚浇完就下雨了。

    I need not have watered the flowers. Just after I finished it started raining.

    Tatoeba · ruicong CC BY

  • 佢原本話嚟㗎,後尾又話唔嚟喇喎。

    At first he said he would come, but he changed his mind at the last minute.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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