genesis
Definitions
The origin or coming-into-being of something
起源，发端，开端
(capitalized) the first book of the Bible, describing the creation of the world
（大写）《创世记》，《圣经》第一卷
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedStraight from Greek genesis ('origin, birth'), built on gen- (to be born, come into being). It is the moment something is born — literally the first book of the Bible is named for the birth of the world. In modern use, the genesis of an idea is the point where it first came to life.
Root gen still carries 140 more wordsWhy It Means This
Genesis is one of the purest gen- words: it kept the Greek noun almost unchanged, and it kept the original meaning — the act of being born. When we say 'the genesis of the conflict,' we are calling that conflict a thing that was born at a specific moment, then grew.
Common Collocations
- 1.genesis of……的起源
- 2.Book of Genesis《创世记》
- 3.trace the genesis追溯起源
Example Sentences
- 1.
The genesis of the company can be traced to a single late-night conversation.
- 2.
Her notebooks reveal the genesis of the theory years before it was published.
- 3.
The Book of Genesis opens with the creation of the world.
Synonym Comparison
- genesis — the moment of birth/origin, slightly literary
- origin — neutral, the point or cause something starts from
- inception — formal, the very start of an institution or project
- outset — only in phrases like 'at the outset,' = the beginning of a process
- dawn — figurative, the first emergence of an era ('the dawn of computing')