底てい本ほん

noun

original text; source book

Refers to the original or base text from which copies, translations, or editions are derived. Common in academic, literary, and publishing contexts.

• この翻ほん訳やくは底てい本ほんに忠ちゅう実じつだ。

  This translation is faithful to the original text.

• 研けん究きゅう者しゃは底てい本ほんを比ひ較かくして異い同どうを調しらべた。

  The researchers compared the source texts to examine discrepancies.

noun

draft; manuscript

Used for a draft or manuscript that serves as the basis for a final version. Less common than sense 1; often replaced by 原稿 or 草案 in modern usage.

• 編へん集しゅう者しゃは底てい本ほんに赤あか字じを入いれた。

  The editor marked corrections on the draft.