origin

origin, source, root

这些名词均有“起源、起因、根源”之意。
origin: 侧重指事物的起源或由来，也指人的出身。
source: 本义指河流或瀑布的源头，引申指某事的来源出处，但更多指抽象事物的根源或来源。
root: 通常指事物产生的原因或根源。

名词 origin:

1. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
   同义词：beginning, root, rootage, source
2. properties attributable to your ancestry
   同义词：descent, extraction
3. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
   同义词：origination, inception
4. the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
5. the descendants of one individual
   同义词：lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, parentage, stemma, stock

1. The illness is organic in origin.
   该病起初是器质性疾患。
2. The theory that all geologic phenomena may be explained as the result of existing forces having operated uniformly from the origin of the earth to the present time.
   (地)均变说一种理论，可以将所有地质现象解释为从地球起源到现在已均匀作用的现存力的结果
3. The social unrest has its origins in economic problems.
   社会动荡是经济问题引起的。
4. He is a Dane by origin.
   他原籍丹麦。

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n.Abbr. orig.（名词）缩写 orig.
The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.
起源：事物开始存在或起源或取得的始点
Ancestry:
出身，血统：
例句：
.We cannot escape our origins, however hard we try.(James Baldwin)
.无论如何努力，我们也改变不了我们的出身.(詹姆斯·鲍德温)

The fact of originating; rise or derivation:
起源：引发的事实；产生或起源：
例句：
The rumor had its origin in an impulsive remark.
谣言源于一次冲动的谈话

Anatomy The point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction.
【解剖学】 起端，起：肌肉的附着点，在肌肉收缩时保持相对的固定
Mathematics The point of intersection of coordinate axes, as in the Cartesian coordinate system.
【数学】 原点：坐标轴的交点，比如在笛卡尔坐标中

来源：
Middle English origine [ancestry]
中古英语 origine [祖先]
from Latin orogô orogin-
源自 拉丁语 orogô orogin-
from ororo [to arise, be born] * see er-
源自 ororo [起源] *参见 er-

<参考词汇><同义词>origin,inception,source,rootThese nouns signify the point at which something originates.
这些名词意指某物的起源。
Origin is the point at which something comes into existence:
Origin 是指事物出现的始点：
例句：
The origins of some words are unknown.
这些词的起源是不知的。

例句：
.Man with all his noble qualities . . . still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin. (Charles Darwin).Whenorigin refers to people, it means parentage or ancestry:
.人尽管有着他所有的高贵品质…但仍在其身上有出身低微的抹不掉的烙印. （查尔斯·达尔文）。当origin 指人时，它的意思是父母双亲或出身：

例句：
.He came . . . of mixed French and Scottish origin. (Charlotte Brontô).
.他有着法国和苏格兰的混合血统. （夏洛蒂·勃朗特）。

Inception is the beginning,as of an action or process:
Inception 意指开始，比如一个行动或过程：
例句：
Between the inception of the litigation and its final disposition the plaintiff`s first attorney retired.
在诉讼开始至结束间，原告的第一任律师被解雇了。

Source can refer to the point of origin of a stream or a river:
Source 指溪流或河流的发源点：
例句：
.the Alpine sources of the Rhine. (John Foster Kirk).In another sense the term signifies the point at which something springs into being or from which it derives or is obtained:
.莱茵河源自阿尔卑斯山. （约翰·弗斯特·柯克）。该词的另一含意表示事物开始出现的始点或其来源与出处：

例句：
.one great original source of revenue . . . the wages of labor. (Adam Smith).
.财富的一大起源是劳动力的工资. （亚当·史密斯）。

例句：
.The mysterious . . . is the source of all true art and science. (Albert Einstein).
.所有真正的艺术和科学的起源是神秘的. （阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦）。

Root often denotes what is considered the fundamental cause of or basic reason for something:
Root 经常表示被认为是事物的根本起因或基本原因。
例句：
.Lack of money is the root of all evil. (George Bernard Shaw).
.缺钱是所有罪恶的根源. （乔治·萧伯纳）。

例句：
.Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past. (Harry S Truman).
.一位总统不得不面临的大多数问题都是有前因的. （哈利·S·杜鲁门）。