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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)。