originate
UK/ə'rɪdʒɪneɪt/US/ә'ridʒineit/
IELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
v.
To begin or come from a particular source or place
起源，发源，来自
v.
To create or start something for the first time
创始，首创，引起
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedorigin (source, beginning) + -ate (verb) = 'to have its beginning.' Intransitively it means to spring from a source (the fire originated in the kitchen); transitively, to be the one who starts it.
Root ori still carries 38 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.originate from源于
- 2.originate in起源于
- 3.originate with由……发起
Example Sentences
- 1.
The custom originated in medieval Europe.
- 2.
The fire is believed to have originated in the kitchen.
- 3.
He originated the idea of a 24-hour news channel.