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英 [ˈɒrɪdʒɪn]

美 [ˈɔːrɪdʒɪn]

n.  起源; 源头; 起因; 身世; 出身

复数：origins　

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牛津词典

noun

• 起源；源头；起因
  the point from which sth starts; the cause of sth
  1. the origins of life on earth
     地球上生命的起源
  2. Most coughs are viral in origin (= caused by a virus) .
     咳嗽大多是由病毒引发的。
  3. The origin of the word remains obscure.
     该词的来源尚不清楚。
  4. This particular custom has its origins in Wales.
     这一特殊风俗起源于威尔士。
• 身世；出身
  a person's social and family background
  1. She has risen from humble origins to immense wealth.
     她出身卑微，终成巨富。
  2. children of various ethnic origins
     各族裔的儿童
  3. people of German origin
     德裔民众
  4. a person's country of origin (= where they were born)
     某人的出生国

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 起源；来源；起因；由来
  You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as itsoriginororigins.
  1. ...theories about the origin of life...
     有关生命起源的各种理论
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. Most of the thickeners are of plant origin.
     大部分增稠剂来源于植物。
• N-COUNT 出身；身世；血统
  When you talk about a person'soriginororigins, you are referring to the country, race, or social class of their parents or ancestors.
  1. Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.
     托马斯没有忘记自己卑微的出身。
  2. ...people of Asian origin...
     亚裔民众
  3. They are forced to return to their country of origin.
     他们被迫返回出生国。

英英释义

noun

• properties attributable to your ancestry
  1. he comes from good origins
  Synonym:descentextraction
• the point of intersection of coordinate axes
• an event that is a beginning
  Synonym:originationinception
• the descendants of one individual
  1. his entire lineage has been warriors
  Synonym:lineagelineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeancestryparentagestemmastock
• the place where something begins, where it springs into being
  1. the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
  2. Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
  3. Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
  4. communism's Russian root
  Synonym:beginningrootrootagesource
• the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
  1. the rumor had its origin in idle gossip
  2. vegetable origins
  3. mineral origin
  4. origin in sensation

双语例句

• Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.
  托马斯没有忘记自己卑微的出身。
• The origin of the custom is obscure
  这一习俗的起源鲜为人知。
• She was despised because she was of humble origin.
  她因出身低贱而受到蔑视。
• Traditions of origin form a separate class.
  关于起源的传说形成了单独一个门类。
• He only talked about the structure of the sonata without mentioning its origin.
  他只谈到奏鸣曲的结构，而未及于它的起源。
• They are forced to return to their country of origin.
  他们被迫返回出生国。
• If it's possible, track the rumour back to its origin
  如果可能，应追查谣言的源头。
• Darwin generalized from many facts to reach his idea about the origin of man.
  达尔文对许多事实加以归纳，得出了他对于人类起源的观点。
• He is considered to be of noble origin.
  人们都认为他出身高贵。
• One must not forget his origin, now that he is appointed to the leading post.
  当了领导干部可不能忘本。