[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]发源;来自;产生;创始;开创 When something originates or when someone originates it, it begins to happen or exist.
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The disease originated in Africa...
这种病源于非洲。
All carbohydrates originate from plants...
所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。
I suppose no one has any idea who originated the story?
我想没有人知道是谁编了这个故事?
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ori·gin·ate/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt; NAmEəˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/verb( formal) 1[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)to happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or situation 起源;发源;发端于◆The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics.这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。2[transitive ]originatesth to create sth new 创立;创建;发明◆Locke originated this theory in the 17th century.洛克于 17 世纪创立了这个理论。▶ori·gin·atororiginatororiginators/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtə(r); NAmEəˈrɪdʒɪneɪtər/nounoriginateoriginatesoriginatedoriginatingori·gin·ate/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt; NAmEəˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/ori·gin·ator/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtə(r); NAmEəˈrɪdʒɪneɪtər/
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originateo‧rig‧i‧nate /əˈrɪdʒəneɪt/ ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, not in progressive] formal to come from a particular place or start in a particular situation: How did the plan originate?originate from A lot of our medicines originate from tropical plants.originate in Many Christmas traditions originated in Germany.originate with The idea originated with the ancient Greek philosophers.originate as The town originated as a small fishing port.2[transitive] to have the idea for something and start it: The technique was originated by an Italian artist.
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