originate

IPA/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/
KK[ɚˈɪdʒənˌet]IPA/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/

originate — 動詞

  • originatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • originateshe / she / it
  • originatedpast simple
  • originating-ing form

1. to begin in a certain place, period, or set of conditions, and develop from ther

1.動詞不及物C2
釋義

源於；源自

在某來源或情況下開始

to begin in a certain place, period, or set of conditions, and develop from there

例句

This dance style originated in small clubs near the port.

這種舞風源於港口附近的小俱樂部。

originate in + place

The phrase originated in a navy office during the war.

那個詞語源於一間海軍辦公室，是在戰時出現的。

time opener + originate in

常見搭配
  • originate in Europe
  • originate from a fault in the engine
  • originate with a teacher
  • originate as a joke
同義詞
  • begin

    the basic neutral word, less formal and broader in use

  • start

    an everyday alternative, especially common in speech

  • arise

    often used when a problem, question, or situation appears

  • stem from

    stresses cause or source more strongly than first appearance

文法句型

originate in [place]

originate from [source]

originate with [person or thing]

用法筆記

Often followed by in, from, or with to name the place, source, or conditions at the beginning. Distinguish from sense 2: here the subject is the thing that begins, not the person or action that starts it.

常見錯誤

The company originated a new phone in 2019.
The new phone originated in the company's lab in 2019.
This sense is intransitive, so the thing itself begins somewhere and does not take a direct object.

2. to first develop or introduce a new idea, method, rule, plan, or similar thing

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

發起；開創

使某事開始或出現

to first develop or introduce a new idea, method, rule, plan, or similar thing

例句

The mayor originated the meal plan after hearing parents' complaints.

市長在聽完家長的抱怨後發起了供餐計畫。

originate + plan

At the clinic, Maya originated a quicker check-in system for patients.

Maya 在診所裡開創了一套讓病人報到更快的制度。

originate + method

常見搭配
  • originate a campaign
  • originate a method
  • originate a policy
  • originate a public debate
同義詞
  • start

    the broad everyday verb for making something begin

  • initiate

    a formal near-synonym, often used for plans, talks, or procedures

  • launch

    often used for public projects, products, or campaigns

  • create

    broader and less focused on being the first cause

文法句型

originate a plan

originate a rule

originate a debate

originate a new method

用法筆記

Usually takes an object naming a plan, rule, invention, campaign, or discussion. More formal than start, and common in writing about officials, teams, events, or documents that set later action in motion.

常見錯誤

The tradition originated the old village.
The tradition originated in the old village.
If the tradition itself began somewhere, use sense 1 with no object; this sense needs a direct object after originate.

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