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英语单词 origin
英美音标 英 ['ɒrɪdʒɪn] 美 ['ɔːrɪdʒɪn]
中文释义 n.起源;出身;[数]原点;起因
英语例句 (1) The social unrest has its origins in economic problems.
(2) This is the true story of the weeds: the origin of the species.
(3) He is a Dane by origin.
(4) The family had its origin in Canada.
中文例句 (1) 社会动荡是经济问题引起的。
(2) 这是一个关于野草的真实故事:关于他们的物种起源。
(3) 他原籍丹麦。
(4) 这家祖上是加拿大人。
vocabulary简明 An origin is a start. You could say that the origin of yoga was in India, since that's where the practice began, or that the origin of the strawberries in the market is Mexico, since they were grown there.
vocabulary扩展 If your best friend asks you about the origin of your fear of mariachi bands, it means that she wants to know where your phobia came from. Your ancestry is another kind of origin — you might mention your Eastern European origin if that's where your ancestors came from. The root, start, or birth of something is its origin. The origin of the word origin is the Latin word originem, meaning "rise, beginning, or source."
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]起源;来源;起因;由来 You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as its origin or origins .
  [usu with poss]
  • ...theories about the origin of life...

    有关生命起源的各种理论

  • The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term...

    军事政策的混乱可追溯到杜鲁门的第一届任期。

  • Their medical problems are basically physical in origin...

    他们的病症主要是由于身体原因引起的。

  • Most of the thickeners are of plant origin.

    大部分增稠剂来源于植物。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]出身;身世;血统 When you talk about a person's origin or origins, you are referring to the country, race, or social class of their parents or ancestors.
  [usu poss N]
  • Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.

    托马斯没有忘记自己卑微的出身。

  • ...people of Asian origin...

    亚裔民众

  • They are forced to return to their country of origin.

    他们被迫返回出生国。

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