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Originality

“Originality” 强调作品、观点或解法的新颖与独特,是艺术、设计与学术评价的重要标准。lack of originality 指缺乏新意;show originality 指展现创造力。

  1. “The jury praised the originality of her short film.” (评委会称赞她短片的独创性。)
  2. “True originality often builds on tradition rather than rejecting it.” (真正的独创往往是在传统之上创新,而非全盘否定。)
  3. “The essay was well written but lacked originality.” (文章写得不错,但缺乏新意。)

来自 original(原始的、独创的)+ -ity(名词后缀),与 origin(起源)同源。

形容词 original + 后缀 “-ity” 构成抽象名词,表示“具有原创性的品质”。

欧美教育与创意产业高度重视 originality,抄袭(plagiarism)与其形成鲜明对照;专利申请也要求 novelty and originality。

  • 固定搭配: “show originality” (展现独创性), “lack originality” (缺乏新意), “stroke of originality” (神来之笔)
  • 形容词: original;副词: originally

original(原创的)+ -ity → 把“原创”变成名词就是 originality。

“Her design won not for flashy colors, but for quiet originality.” (她的设计获奖,靠的不是花哨配色,而是内敛的独创性。)