origins

英 [ˈɒrɪdʒɪnz]

美 [ˈɔrədʒɪnz]

n.  起源; 源头; 起因; 身世; 出身
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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 起源；来源；起因；由来
  You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as itsoriginororigins.
  1. ...theories about the origin of life...
     有关生命起源的各种理论
  2. The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term...
     军事政策的混乱可追溯到杜鲁门的第一届任期。
  3. Their medical problems are basically physical in origin...
     他们的病症主要是由于身体原因引起的。
  4. Most of the thickeners are of plant origin.
     大部分增稠剂来源于植物。
• N-COUNT 出身；身世；血统
  When you talk about a person'soriginororigins, you are referring to the country, race, or social class of their parents or ancestors.
  1. Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.
     托马斯没有忘记自己卑微的出身。
  2. ...people of Asian origin...
     亚裔民众
  3. They are forced to return to their country of origin.
     他们被迫返回出生国。

双语例句

• The social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings.
  社会科学中研究人类起源与社会关系的分支。
• Small cell lung cancer is neuroendocrine neoplasm and origins from apud ( amine precursor uptake decarboxylation) cell.
  小细胞肺癌是神经内分泌肿瘤，起源于apud（胺前体摄取脱羧化）细胞。
• The origins of bull-riding, which serves no practical purpose, are murkier.
  骑牛赛没有实际意义，其起源比较令人费解。
• Both Asia and Europe are major origins of human civilization.
  亚洲和欧洲都人是人类文明的重要发源地。
• The branch of lexicology that studies the origins and history of proper names.
  词汇学中研究专有名词起源与历史的分支。
• All this seems to me to link them with life and the origins of things.
  在我看来，所有这些使他们与生命和万物之源联系在了一起。
• One mystery is the virus's origins.
  一个未解之谜是该病毒的起源。
• Here, we actually have two words and two separate origins to consider: the noun and the verb.
  在此，我们其实要考虑两个单词和两个不同的起源：名词和动词。
• In fact I was ignorant of the meaning of the word'strain'and of the country of its origins, Belgium.
  实际上我忽视了“血统”这个词的词义和它的起源地比利时。
• We may now be able to get a much better idea of the true age of the universe, and solve one of the deepest questions of our origins.
  现在，我们也许能够更加清楚地了解宇宙生成的年代，并且解答关于人类起源最为深奥的问题之一。