Word · Frequency #1898
origin
起源；开端
The point or moment at which something begins; a starting point.
- 1.
The beginning of something.
某事物的开始。
- 2.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
事物开始的地方或起源
- 3.
The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
河流、信息、货物等的来源。
- 4.
properties attributable to your ancestry
可归因于你祖先的特征
- 5.
The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
坐标系各轴的交点。
- 6.
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
一个事件的开始；后续事件的第一部分或阶段
- 7.
The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
肌肉附着于不随其动作移动的骨骼的起点。
- 8.
An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
地球表面上任选的坐标系零点。
- 9.
Ancestry.
血统；家世。
来源；发源地；出身；血统；原点；基准点；起点；某事物的开始。
In use
The origin of the river is in the mountains.
Scientists are studying the origin of the disease.
She is of Chinese origin but grew up in Canada.
Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
he comes from good origins
the origin of [something]
The origin of the tradition is unclear.
这个传统的起源尚不清楚。
[possessive] origins
表示出身或血统时常用复数形式origins。
Her origins are unknown.
她的出身不明。
Connections
Collocations
- place of origin
- 原产地；来源地
- The label indicates the place of origin of the product.标签标明了该产品的原产地。
- country of origin
- 原产国；来源国
- All imported goods must clearly state their country of origin.所有进口商品必须明确标明其原产国。
- point of origin
- 起点；起源点
- The fire crews traced the fire back to its point of origin.消防队员追溯到了火势的起源点。
- origin of life
- 生命起源
- Scientists continue to debate the origin of life on Earth.科学家们仍在争论地球上生命的起源。
- trace the origin
- 追溯起源
- It is difficult to trace the origin of this ancient tradition.很难追溯这一古老传统的起源。
- unknown origin
Learner notes
Memory Tip
origin 发音近似'瑞金'，联想到中国革命起源地瑞金，从而记住'起源'之意。
Context & Register
名词，中性语域，通常用于正式或一般文体，指事情的起源、开端或出身，常见于学术讨论、历史描述等场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: region and religion have the same final /dʒən/ sound. Be careful with lookalikes: margin, engine, virgin, imagine end in /dʒɪn/ (short i), not /dʒən/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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