Word · Frequency #15624
originator
创始人；发起者；发明者
核心释义
someone who creates new things
- 1.
创造、创始或建立某物的人。
Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
- 2.
创始人；发明者(创造新事物的人)
someone who creates new things
创造、创始或建立某物的人。；创始人；发明者(创造新事物的人)；创始人；发明者；起源
用法In use
She is the originator of the popular recipe that everyone loves.
用法提示：originator 为名词，指创始人，句中作表语。
The company's founder was also the originator of the design used in all its products.
用法提示：originator 为名词，指首创者，句中作表语。
Historians often describe him as the originator of the movement, though he stayed in the background.
用法提示：originator 为名词，指发起者，句中作介词 as 的宾语。
the originator of [something]
表示某事物的创始人或发起人。
He is widely regarded as the originator of the modern computer.
他被广泛认为是现代计算机的创始人。
[someone] be the originator of [something]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the originator of the idea
- 这个想法的提出者
- She is widely regarded as the originator of the idea that shaped the company's strategy.她被广泛认为是塑造公司战略这一想法的提出者。
- the originator of a theory
- 理论的创立者
- Darwin is known as the originator of the theory of evolution by natural selection.达尔文被誉为自然选择进化论的创立者。
- the originator of a plan
- 计划的发起人
- The originator of the plan had to defend it before the committee.该计划的发起人不得不在委员会面前为它辩护。
- the originator of a tradition
- 传统的开创者
- My grandfather was the originator of our family's holiday tradition.我祖父是我们家节日传统的开创者。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想拆解：origin（起源）+ ator（做事的人）→ 开创起源的人，即创始人、发明者。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文件、商务报告、学术写作 originator 多用于正式或书面语境，如法律、商务和学术场合，指发起或创造某事物的人；日常口语中更常见 founder 或 creator。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 originator 一样以 -ator 结尾，末尾通常读 /tɚ/（如 /ˈeɪtɚ/、/ˈneɪtɚ/）。但它们的重音位置不同：originator 的重音在第二个音节 /ˈɪdʒ/，而上面这些词的重音多在第一个音节，因此它们不算严格的押韵词。若只看词尾，则它们有相近的 /tɚ/ 结尾音。
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