No. 2,897 in Chinese
本來
Originally; initially; by nature.
In a sentence
本來我以為今天會下雨，所以帶了雨傘。
Originally, I thought it would rain today, so I brought an umbrella.
Here, "本來" is used to mean "originally" or "initially," indicating the initial belief or assumption of the speaker.
他本來要來參加聚會，但突然生病了。
He was originally planning to attend the gathering, but suddenly got sick.
In this sentence, "本來" expresses a prior intention or plan that was later changed or interrupted.
事情本來就應該這樣解決。
The matter should have been resolved this way in the first place.
"本來" here implies the natural or correct state of something, suggesting how things ought to be inherently or initially.
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