origins

英 [ˈɒrɪdʒɪnz]

美 [ˈɔrədʒɪnz]

n.  起源; 源头; 起因; 身世; 出身
origin的复数

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 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。
• He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.
  他仍然因出身低微而被人无情嘲笑。
• All developments in food processing have similar and common origins.
  食品加工的所有发展都有相似和共同的起因。
• 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。
• 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。
• This article surveys Buddhism from its origins to its elaboration in various schools, sects, and regional developments.
  本文概括地介绍了佛教从起源到详细的各种不同的学派，宗派和地域性的发展。
• 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。
• He acknowledged that Mr Taylor's colour and ethnic origins were utterly irrelevant in the circumstances.
  他承认在这种情况下泰勒先生的肤色和种族出身完全无关紧要。
• 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。
• On the contrary, both the origins and the impact of conflicts are global.
  相反，冲突的根源和影响都是全球性的。