"document or book written by hand," 1590s (adj.), c. 1600 (n.), from Medieval Latin manuscriptum "document written by hand," from Latin manu scriptus "written by hand," from manu, ablative of manus "hand" (see manual (adj.)) + scriptus (neuter scriptum), past participle of scribere "to write" (see script (n.)). Abbreviation is MS, plural MSS.
雙語例句
1. These odd assertions were interpolated into the manuscript some time after 1400.
這些奇怪的論斷是于1400年后的某個時間被加入手稿的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The manuscript had already been sent off to the printers.
原稿已經(jīng)寄給印刷廠了。
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3. The finished manuscript ran to the best part of fifty double-sided pages.
完成的手稿占了雙面都寫滿字的足足50頁紙。
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4. He had decided to publish the manuscript no matter what.
他決定無論如何都要出版那部手稿。
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5. Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript before Jenks saw its potential.