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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   origin

   • IPA[ˈôrəj(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived；a person's social background or ancestry

   • noun: origin, plural noun: origins

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived the name is Norse in origin the terminology has its origins in America 同義詞 beginning, start, origination, genesis, birth, ... 更多dawning, dawn, emergence, inception, launch, creation, birthplace, cradle, early stages, conception, inauguration, foundation, outset, source, basis, base, cause, root, roots, spring, mainspring, well head, fountainhead, fountain, fount, head, seat, seed, germ, fons et origo, formalcommencement, literarywellspring, rareradix, source, derivation, root, roots, provenance, etymology, provenience反義詞 end, conclusion, termination
   • ▪ a person's social background or ancestry a voice that betrays his Southern origins they will be asked about their ethnic origin 同義詞 descent, ancestry, parentage, pedigree, lineage, ... 更多line, line of descent, heritage, birth, extraction, background, family, stock, blood, bloodline, genealogy, beginnings, rarefiliation, stirps
   • 2. the more fixed end or attachment of a muscle.
   • ▪ a place where a nerve or blood vessel begins or branches from a main nerve or blood vessel.
   • 3. a fixed point from which coordinates are measured, as where axes intersect.