manuscript
manuscript — 名詞
1. a writer's unpublished text for a book, article, or other written work, prepared
手稿
作者提交出版前的原始文稿
a writer's unpublished text for a book, article, or other written work, prepared before it is sent to a publisher for commercial printing.
Putri submitted the first draft of her manuscript to the publisher last week.
Putri 上週把她的手稿初稿交給了出版社。
submit + manuscript + to + publisher
The editor asked Yuna to cut the manuscript by twenty pages to get it accepted.
編輯請 Yuna 將手稿刪減二十頁，稿件才能被接受。
cut + manuscript + by + number + pages
After three years of work, Elena finally sent her completed manuscript to several literary agents.
經過三年的努力，Elena 終於把完成的手稿寄給了幾位文學經紀人。
Justin spent the weekend carefully proofreading his manuscript before the final review.
Justin 花了一整個週末仔細校對他的手稿，以便進行最終審查。
The publishing house received over two hundred manuscripts for their annual writing contest.
那家出版社收到了兩百多份投稿手稿，參加他們的年度寫作比賽。
- draft
an earlier version that still needs revision; a manuscript is usually the final version before submission
- typescript
specifically a typed manuscript, more common before digital word processing
- text
a more general term that can refer to any written words, whether published or not
- published book
the final printed product that a manuscript becomes after editing and printing
文法句型
manuscript of [something]
in manuscript form
用法筆記
In academic and publishing contexts, a manuscript is typically a complete work submitted for publication; earlier working versions are called drafts.
常見錯誤
2. a book or document created by hand during a historical period that predates the
手抄本
印刷術問世前的手寫古籍
a book or document created by hand during a historical period that predates the invention of the printing press.
The museum displayed a beautifully illustrated manuscript from the fifteenth century.
博物館展示了一份圖文並茂的十五世紀手抄本。
centuries-old + manuscript
Ayesha studied ancient manuscripts written in Latin to complete her research on medieval medicine.
Ayesha 研究了以拉丁文寫成的古老手抄本，以完成她關於中世紀醫學的研究。
Hugo carefully wore white gloves to handle the fragile manuscript in the library's special collection.
Hugo 小心翼翼地戴上白手套，翻閱圖書館特藏室裡那本脆弱的手抄本。
Only three copies of that manuscript still exist, and they are kept in different countries.
那份手抄本目前僅存三部，分別保存在不同的國家。
Femi discovered an unknown manuscript hidden inside the binding of an old book.
Femi 在一本舊書的封底夾層中，發現了一份不為人知的手抄本。
- printed book
a book produced using a printing press, the opposite of a handwritten manuscript
文法句型
old/ancient/medieval + manuscript
manuscript from + [century/period]
用法筆記
Distinguish from noun sense 1 (BEFORE PRINTING): sense 2 refers specifically to pre-printing-press handwritten artifacts, not to modern unpublished works. Subject is typically a scholar, librarian, or museum curator.
常見錯誤
manuscript — 形容詞
1. existing in a handwritten or typed form that has not yet been commercially print
手寫的
尚未印刷出版的
existing in a handwritten or typed form that has not yet been commercially printed or published.
The library holds a manuscript copy of the poem written by the author herself.
圖書館保存了一份由作者親筆書寫的詩歌手寫稿。
manuscript copy
Rania found a manuscript letter from the nineteenth century tucked inside the desk drawer.
Rania 在書桌抽屜裡發現了一封十九世紀的手寫信函。
The musician donated her original manuscript score to the university archive.
那位音樂家將她親筆創作的原始樂譜捐贈給了大學檔案館。
Brian compared the printed version with the manuscript pages that contained corrections in the margins.
Brian 把印刷版本和邊欄帶有修改註記的手寫稿頁面做了比對。
- handwritten
more common and general; 'manuscript' specifically implies a formal or publishable document
- typed
narrower — refers only to typewritten, not handwritten; 'manuscript' covers both
- unpublished
focuses on the publication status rather than the physical format
文法句型
manuscript + noun (copy/version/form/letter/poem)
用法筆記
Primarily used attributively before nouns such as 'copy,' 'version,' 'letter,' 'poem,' or 'score.' Not used predicatively (e.g. not 'this document is manuscript').