origins

英 [ˈɒrɪdʒɪnz]

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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 precise details of the origins of life remain hidden.
  生命起源的确切详情仍是个谜。
• One of the reasons is that a great many have foreign origins themselves.
  其中一个原因是他们中的很多人都有外国血统。
• Both China and Greece are one of mankind civilization origins, and both of them created the glorious civilization.
  中国和希腊都是人类文明的发祥地之一，都创造了光辉灿烂的文化。
• 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。
• 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。
• As Greek and Roman myth implies, Astrology's origins are based on our observance of the visible Planets.
  基于希腊和罗马神话的暗示，我们得知占星术起源于天空中可以看到的星体。
• 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 astrophysics that studies the origins and structure of the universe.
  天体物理学中研究宇宙起源与结构的分支。
• I have renounced my divine nature and origins.
  我放弃自己神圣的天性和血统。
• 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。