Word · Frequency #4595
manuscript
手稿；原稿；底稿
the original copy of a book, article, or other work written by hand or typed, typically as submitted for publication
- 1.
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
手写(或手动打字机打出的)书籍、文章或任何其他文件,并非机械复制而成。
- 2.
the form of a literary work submitted for publication
投稿手稿
- 3.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
书籍、文章、作品等的唯一原始副本,手写或印刷的,作为原件提交供(编辑和)复制出版。
- 4.
handwritten book or document
手写本
手写(或手动打字机打出的)书籍、文章或任何其他文件,并非机械复制而成。；投稿手稿；书籍、文章、作品等的唯一原始副本,手写或印刷的,作为原件提交供(编辑和)复制出版。；手写本；手稿
In use
The author submitted the manuscript to the publisher last week.
She spent months revising her manuscript before sending it to the editor.
The library holds a rare medieval manuscript written in Latin.
submit a manuscript
She submitted her manuscript to the publisher.
她把她的手稿提交给了出版社。
manuscript of sth
表示‘某物的手稿’。
He found a manuscript of a lost novel.
他找到了一部失传小说的手稿。
in manuscript
表示‘以手稿形式’，常用于指未出版的作品。
The work still exists only in manuscript.
Connections
Collocations
- submit a manuscript
- 提交手稿
- She submitted her manuscript to the editor.她把她的手稿提交给了编辑。
- draft manuscript
- 初稿
- The author is still working on the draft manuscript.作者仍在修改初稿。
- original manuscript
- 原稿
- The museum displays the original manuscript of the novel.博物馆展示了这部小说的原稿。
- unpublished manuscript
- 未出版的手稿
- He discovered an unpublished manuscript in the archive.他在档案中发现了一份未出版的手稿。
- handwritten manuscript
- 手写稿
- The library holds a handwritten manuscript from the 18th century.图书馆收藏了一份18世纪的手写稿。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：'manu'像'手'（manual），'script'是'写'，手写稿即手稿。
Context & Register
通常用于学术或出版领域，指作者提交的原稿。语域中性偏正式。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为manuscripts
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in '-script' pronounced /skrɪpt/, matching the target's final syllable. Lexical stress varies: 'script' is stressed on that syllable, while compounds like 'postscript' have primary stress on the first syllable and secondary on 'script'. They are genuine sound matches for the ending.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.