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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The precise details of the origins of life remain hidden.
  生命起源的确切详情仍是个谜。
• 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 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。
• The content of this knowledge is related to human origins and destination.
  这知识的内容，与人类的起源和终点有关。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。