manuscript

英 [ˈmænjuskrɪpt]

美 [ˈmænjuskrɪpt]

n. 手稿; 原稿; (印刷术发明以前书籍或文献的)手写本，手抄本

复数：manuscripts　

Collins.2 / BNC.4595 / COCA.5114

牛津词典

noun

手稿；原稿
a copy of a book, piece of music, etc. before it has been printed
1. an unpublished/original manuscript
  未经发表的 / 原始的手稿
2. I read her poems in manuscript .
  我读过她的诗作的手稿。
（印刷术发明以前书籍或文献的）手写本，手抄本
a very old book or document that was written by hand before printing was invented
1. medieval illuminated manuscripts
  中世纪的装饰过的手抄本

N-COUNT 手稿;原稿
Amanuscriptis a handwritten or typed document, especially a writer's first version of a book before it is published.
1. He had seen a manuscript of the book...
  他见过这本书的手稿。
2. ...discovering an original manuscript of the song in Paris...
  在巴黎发现这首歌的原稿
3. I am grateful to him for letting me read his early chapters in manuscript.
  他让我拜读了其手稿的前几章，对此我十分感激。
N-COUNT (未发明印刷术之前的)手抄本，手写本
Amanuscriptis an old document that was written by hand before printing was invented.
1. ...early printed books and rare manuscripts.
  早期的印刷书籍与手抄珍本

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