origin

['ɔridʒin]

n.起源, 出身

n.

1. 起源; 由来; 起因[C][U]

What was the origin of the quarrel?

这场争吵的起因是什么?

2. 出身; 门第; 血统[U][P1]

His origins were humble.

他出身低微。

3. 【数】原点

词形变化

名词复数: origamis |

词义辨析

同义:

n.开始; 最初

beginning  start  infancy  birth  inception

n.出身; 根源; 来源

source  parentage  derivation  root  

同义参见:

descent  parent  germ  seed  seat  rudiment  root  blood  conception  original  opening  stem  occasion  

反义:

n.起源; 开端; 原因

result  conclusion  

反义参见:

end  

英英释义

名词 origin:

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

同义词：beginning, root, rootage, source

properties attributable to your ancestry

同义词：descent, extraction

an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

同义词：origination, inception

the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

the descendants of one individual

同义词：lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, parentage, stemma, stock

补充

originorigin英:[ˈɔridʒin] 美:[ˈɔrədʒɪn, ˈɑr-]n.1.起点; 来源Many words in the English language are French in origin.英语中的许多词源于法语。What's the origin of your anxiety?你焦虑的根源是什么?2.出身, 血统He is considered to be of noble origins.人们都认为他出身高贵。I'm a Chinese by origin.我是中国血统。

例句

1. Most of the thickeners are of plant origin.这些增稠剂大多来自植物。 2. The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term.军事政策的混乱源于杜鲁门的第一届任期。 3. They are forced to return to their country of origin.他们被迫回到出生国。 4. a woman of Pakistani origin巴基斯坦裔妇女 5. people of Indian origin印度裔民众 6. The origin of the practice lies far back, when its specific purpose may have been to keep the soul from wandering away.这种做法由来已久, 当时其特定的目的也许是防止灵魂迷失。 7. a novel theory about the origin of oil.石油成因的新理论。 8. the name is Norse in origin.该姓源自古斯堪的纳维亚语。 9. a family of peasant origin.世代为农的家庭。 10. a voice that betrays his Welsh origins.暴露他威尔士原籍的口音。 11. a label of origin on imported eggs.进口鸡蛋上表明产地的标签。 12. people of African origin非洲血统的人 13. The origin of this custom/tradition is not known. = The origins of this custom/tradition are not known. [=no one knows how this custom/tradition started]这个习俗/传统的起源无人知晓。 14. What is the origin [=etymology] of that word?那个词的词源是什么？ 15. The school had its origin [=the school was created] with a large gift from a donor.这所学校是用一位捐赠人的大笔礼金建造的。 16. The story had its origin [=originated] in the 19th century.故事源自19世纪。 17. The English word “rendezvous” is French in origin. [=the English word comes from French]英语单词rendezvous源自法语。 18. The infection was bacterial in origin. [=the infection was caused by bacteria]这种感染是由细菌引起的。 19. The wine is named for its place of origin. [=the place where it was made/created]这种葡萄酒以产地命名。 20. The game is of recent origin. [=the game was created recently]这款游戏是最近推出的。 21. a disease of unknown origin [=a disease whose origin is not known]病因不明的疾病 22. She is of French origin. [=ancestry]她是法国裔。 23. What is his country of origin? [=what country does he come from?]他来自哪个国家？ 24. Her ethnic origins are French.她祖上是法国人。 25. He comes from humble origins. [=he comes from a family that did not have high social status or much money]他是平民出身。