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本来 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • intrinsically adv In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.
  • original adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
  • originally adv At first, or in the beginning, before things changed.
  • proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.

Senses

本来 is used for these senses in English:

  • intrinsically In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.
  • original (not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.
  • originally (not comparable) As it was in the beginning; at first.
  • proper Belonging to oneself or itself; own. [14th c.]

original — full definition

  1. adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
  2. adj Fresh, inventive, and not copied from anything else.
  3. noun The very first version of something, from which copies are made.
  4. noun An unusually distinctive or eccentric person.

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