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or·i·gin /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn；ˈɔː-/
n.
1. 起源；来源；由来，起因
the origin of the universe 宇宙的起源
This spring is the origin of the brook. 这泉水是那条小河的源头。
The name Sassoon is Spanish in origin. 萨松这个姓来自西班牙语。
a word of Latin origin 源自拉丁语的词
What is the origin of the rumour? 这谣言是从哪里传出来的?
origins of cancer 癌症的病因
the origin of a dispute 争端的起因
2. [常作 origins] 出身；血统
a man of Hungarian origin 一个原籍匈牙利的男子
They were often of uncertain origin. 他们这些人往往出身不明。
His origins were humble. 他出身微贱。
3. 【解】起端，起
4. 【数】原点
[<Fr origine < L orīgō beginning, birth < orīrī to rise, spring from] |