nguyên cảo
Definition
- Noun:
- Original manuscript: The first, complete handwritten or typed version of a literary, scholarly, or official work, created by the author before any editing, copying, or publication.
- Original draft: The initial, unedited form of a document, such as a law, decree, or report, which serves as the source for subsequent copies or official versions.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà nghiên cứu đã tìm thấy nguyên cảo của cuốn tiểu thuyết. (The researcher found the original manuscript of the novel.)
- Nguyên cảo của bản hiến pháp được lưu giữ cẩn thận. (The original draft of the constitution is carefully preserved.)
- So sánh bản in với nguyên cảo để thấy sự thay đổi. (Compare the printed version with the original manuscript to see the changes.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in formal, academic, or bureaucratic contexts to denote authenticity and precedence. It emphasizes the document's status as the source material.
Variants and Related Words
Bản thảo (n): draft, manuscript. This is a more common and general term for a preliminary version of a text.
- Tác giả đang chỉnh sửa bản thảo. (The author is editing the draft.)
Bản gốc (n): original copy, original version. A broader term that can refer to the original of any document or artifact.
- Hãy giữ bản gốc của hợp đồng. (Keep the original copy of the contract.)
Synonyms
- Original manuscript
- Original draft
- Source document
- Autograph (in specific scholarly contexts for handwritten originals)
Notes on Usage
- "Nguyên cảo" is a specialized and somewhat formal term. In everyday language, "bản thảo" or "bản gốc" are more frequently used.
- It specifically refers to a written or typed document, not to original ideas or concepts.
- There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs directly associated with this specific term.