| 词汇 | origins |
| 释义 | originsphrase[ plural ] used to describe the particular way in which something started to exist or someone started their life: （事物的）起源;（人的）出身，血统 The story has obscure origins (= no one knows how it started).这个故事的起源已不可考。 The president's family was of humble origins (= they were poor people without a good position in society).总统家庭出身卑微。 He's never made any attempt to conceal his working-class origins and indeed is proud of them. He rose from relatively lowly origins to become a figure of huge historical importance. Despite its associations with Christianity, the custom almost certainly has pagan origins. See also origin |
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