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 an unpublished/original manuscript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

noun

Her text is believed to be the oldest surviving manuscript by a female physician.
她的文献据信是现存最古老的、由女性内科医生留下的手稿。
I must return this manuscript to the author.
我必须把这篇文章底稿退还给作者。
The manuscript of my grandpa's novel disappeared in the war.
爷爷的小说手稿在战争中佚失了。
Please return at your earliest convenience the manuscript [ draft; material] submitted to you for approval.
前请审阅之件，请早日掷还为荷。
He had decided to publish the manuscript no matter what
他决定无论如何都要出版那部手稿。
This is a valuable medieval manuscript.
这是一本有价值的中世纪手抄本。
The manuscript will go to press early next month.
原稿将于下月初付印。
It was a relief that his real name hadn't been appended to the manuscript.
令人庆幸的是，手稿未落上他的真实姓名。
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。
More than half of the manuscript is completed.
书稿完成太半。