originate /əˈrɪʤəˌneɪt/ verb originates; originated; originating
originates; originated; originating
Learner's definition of ORIGINATE
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[no object] : to begin to exist : to be produced or created产生；发生；源于 -
No one knows when or where the idea (first) originated.没人知道那个想法是何时何地产生的。
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These stories originated during earlier times.这些故事是早些时候形成的。
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The book originated as/from a series of lectures.这本书形成于一个系列讲座。
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The sound seemed to originate from outside the room.那声音似乎是从那个房间外传来的。
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The custom is believed to have originated in the western U.S.人们认为这一习俗起源于美国西部。
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That idea did not originate with him. [=he was not the first person to have that idea]那个想法并不是他首先想到的。
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[+ object] : to cause (something) to exist : to produce or create (something)使产生；使创立 — originator
/əˈrɪʤəˌneɪtɚ/ noun, plural originators [count]