原本 yuánběn A. adverb originally ▸ 他原本是教书的,后来改行当了记者。 He started as a school teacher, but later left the profession and became a journalist. ▸ 我原本不想到这里来。 I didn’t want to come here in the first place. B. noun ① (原稿) original manuscript ② (初刻本) original block-printed edition |