origin

'ɒridʒin
高考四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 3

英文释义

n. properties attributable to your ancestry
n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
n. the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
n. the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

中文翻译

n. 起源, 起因, 出身, 开端
[计] 原点; 起始地址; 信件来源的相关数据

3
Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
1,898
BNC 频率
2,547
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记忆技巧

origin 的词根是 orig-，意为“起源、开始”。可以联想到“原始的”或“起初的”，帮助记忆其“起源”之意。

例句

1. The origin of the word "computer" comes from the Latin word "computare."
"计算机"这个词的起源来自拉丁语"computare"。
2. Many people are curious about the origin of their family names.
很多人对自己姓氏的起源感到好奇。
3. The origin of this tradition dates back hundreds of years.
这个传统的起源可以追溯到几百年前。

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