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unoriginal

UK/ʌnə'rɪdʒɪn(ə)l/US/'ʌnә'ridʒәnәl/
B1

Definitions

adj.

Not new or inventive; copied or derivative

缺乏创意的,无独创性的,老套的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
un-not, reversal
+
originalrise, begin, be born
=unoriginal

un- (not) + original (new, creative) = lacking originality. Points back to original.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The film's plot felt tired and unoriginal.

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