He had seen a manuscript of the book...是什么意思？

He had seen a manuscript of the book...

他见过这本书的手稿。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

seen

v. 看见( see的过去分词 )，观看，领会，考虑；

例句
Holiday spots have seen a dramatic revival and tourist chiefs are competing for a slice of the action.
各个度假点重又呈现出一派兴旺景象，旅游业的龙头老大们都在争着分一杯羹。

manuscript

n. 手稿，原稿，底稿，手写本；adj. 手写的，手抄的；

例句
...an illustrated and illuminated manuscript of the four gospels.
配有插图、装饰华美的四福音书手抄本

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

book

n. 书，卷，课本，账簿；vt.& vi. 预订；vt. 登记，（向旅馆、饭店、戏院等）预约，立案（控告某人），订立演出契约；adj. 书的，账簿上的，得之（或来自）书本的，按照（或依据）书本的；

例句
Throughout the book we have addressed ourselves to the problem of ethics.
整本书中我们都在探讨伦理观的问题。