originate
UK/ə'rɪdʒɪneɪt/US/ә'ridʒineit/
IELTSTOEFL四级六级考研B2
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生origin（源头、开端）+ -ate（动词后缀）=「有其开端」。作不及物动词时指从某源头涌出（the fire originated in the kitchen），作及物动词时指首创、发起。
词根 ori 还连着 38 个词常用搭配
- 1.originate from源于
- 2.originate in起源于
- 3.originate with由……发起
例句
- 1.
The custom originated in medieval Europe.
这个习俗起源于中世纪的欧洲。
- 2.
The fire is believed to have originated in the kitchen.
据信火灾起源于厨房。
- 3.
He originated the idea of a 24-hour news channel.
他首创了 24 小时新闻频道的构想。