本来
adverb
originally, by nature
B2
そなわる本質に関して。
originally, by nature
ほんらい
B2Upper-Intermediate
B2
この建物は本来、倉庫として建てられたものだ。
This building was originally constructed as a warehouse.
A2
砂糖を少し減らすと、果物本来の甘さがよく分かる。
If you use a little less sugar, you can really taste the fruit’s natural sweetness.
B2
長年の慣用によって、本来とは違う読み方も広く定着した。
Through long-established usage, a reading different from the original one has also become widely accepted.
C
年度末は雑務に忙殺され、本来の仕事がほとんど進まなかった。
At the end of the fiscal year, I was swamped with miscellaneous tasks and barely made progress on my actual work.