origin
/ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/noun
1
- the beginning of something's existence起源; 由来：
a novel theory about the origin of oil
石油成因的新理论
the name is Norse in origin.
该姓源自古斯堪的纳维亚语。
1.1
- a person's social background or ancestry出身; 血统：
a family of peasant origin
世代为农的家庭
a voice that betrays his Welsh origins.
暴露他威尔士原籍的口音。
1.2
- the place or situation from which something comes来源; 起点：
a label of origin on imported eggs.
进口鸡蛋上表明产地的标签。
2
- Anatomy the place or point where a muscle, nerve, or other body part arises, in particular【剖】起端, 端, 尤指：
2.1
- the more fixed end or attachment of a muscle肌肉起端。
2.2
- a place where a nerve or blood vessel begins or branches from a main nerve or blood vessel神经（或血管）起端。
3
- Mathematics a fixed point from which coordinates are measured【数】原点。
词源
early 16th cent.: from French origine, from Latin origo, origin-, from oriri 'to rise'.