roots

origin, source, root

名词 roots:

1. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

名词 root:

1. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
   同义词：root
2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
   同义词：root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
3. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
   同义词：beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
4. a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
   同义词：root
5. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
   同义词：solution, root
6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
   同义词：ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
7. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
   同义词：etymon, root
8. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
   同义词：root, tooth root

动词 root:

1. take root and begin to grow
   同义词：root
2. come into existence, originate
   同义词：root
3. plant by the roots
   同义词：root
4. dig with the snout
   同义词：rout, root, rootle
5. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
   同义词：side, pull, root
6. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
   同义词：settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down
7. cause to take roots
   同义词：root

1. Who's been rooting about among my papers?
   谁翻过我的文件了？
2. Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.
   不开心是他生病的根源。
3. Do you think the new rosebush has taken root?
   你看新栽的玫瑰长根了吗？