nguyên văn
Definition
Adjective:
- Verbatim; word-for-word: Refers to the exact, original words of a text or speech, without any alteration, addition, or omission.
- Literal; in the original text: Pertaining to the precise form of a text as it was originally written or spoken.
Noun:
- The original text; the literal text: The source text itself, quoted or presented exactly.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tôi xin trích dẫn nguyên văn lời phát biểu của ông ấy. (I would like to quote his speech verbatim.)
- Hãy dịch sát nguyên văn câu này. (Please translate this sentence literally.)
- Noun:
- Bạn nên so sánh bản dịch với nguyên văn. (You should compare the translation with the original text.)
- Nguyên văn của hiệp ước được lưu giữ tại thư viện. (The verbatim text of the treaty is kept in the library.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in academic, legal, and journalistic contexts to emphasize precision and fidelity to a source.
- Often precedes the quoted material (e.g., ... meaning "the exact text is as follows...").
Variants and Related Words
- Trích nguyên văn (v): to quote verbatim.
- Bài báo trích nguyên văn bức thư. (The article quoted the letter verbatim.)
- Bản nguyên văn (n): the original version/document.
- Hãy đối chiếu với bản nguyên văn. (Please check it against the original document.)
Synonyms
- Verbatim: in exactly the same words.
- Word-for-word: using exactly the same words.
- Literal: taking words in their usual or primary sense.
- Exact text: the precise original wording.
Related Phrases
- Theo nguyên văn: according to the original text; verbatim.
- Tài liệu được sao chép theo nguyên văn. (The document was copied verbatim.)
- Đúng nguyên văn: exactly as in the original; textually accurate.
- Đây là câu trả lời đúng nguyên văn của ông ấy. (This is his answer, textually accurate.)