origin
US: /ˈɔɹədʒən/
UK: /ˈɒɹɪdʒˌɪn/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
origin /'ɔridʤin/- danh từ
- gốc, nguồn gốc, căn nguyên, khởi nguyên
- dòng dõi
- man of noble origin: người dòng dõi quý tộc
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun [C, U] (also origins [pl.])1 the point from which sth starts; the cause of sth: the origins of life on earth + Most coughs are viral in origin (= caused by a virus). + The origin of the word remains obscure. + This particular custom has its origins in Wales.
2 a person's social and family background: She has risen from humble origins to immense wealth. + children of various ethnic origins + people of German origin + a person's country of origin (= where they were born)
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 source, derivation, rise, fountain-head, foundation, basis, base, well-spring, fount, provenance, Chiefly US provenience:
The origins of many English words are unknown.
2 creation, genesis, birth, birthplace, cradle, dawning, dawn, origination, start, beginning, commencement, outset, launch, launching, inception, inauguration:
The origin of the notion of democracy can be traced to ancient Greece
3 Often, origins. parentage, ancestry, extraction, descent, lineage, pedigree, genealogy, stock, heritage:
We have traced our family's origins back to the Middle Ages.
Collocation
1 time/place/reason that sth starts
ADJ.
common | doubtful, obscure, unknown
a letter of doubtful origin
| true | ancient, early, primitive | recent
The term ‘black hole’ is of very recent origin.
| immediate
The development had its immediate origins in discussions with management.
| African, English, etc. | foreign | local | mixed | natural | supernatural | environmental, geographical, historical, intellectual | animal, human, mineral, plant, vegetable
foods of animal origin We shouldn't forget our animal origins.
VERB + ORIGIN
have, share
The vases share common origins.
| investigate, trace | owe
Population genetics owes its origin to Francis Galton.
| explain | reflect
ORIGIN + VERB
go back to sth, lie in sth
The origins of Gdansk go back to the tenth century.
PREP.
in ~
The rock is volcanic in origin.
| of … ~
a painting of unknown origin
PHRASES
sth's country of origin
Bottles are labelled by country of origin.
| have its origin in sth
The dispute had its origin in the Battle of Wakefield.
2 family, race, class, etc, that a person comes from
ADJ.
African, English, etc. | foreign | mixed | class, ethnic, national, racial, social | middle-class, noble, peasant, slave, working-class | humble, lowly
He had risen from humble origins through hard work.
VERB + ORIGIN
trace
Their family can trace its origins back to the Norman Conquest.
| betray
Her accent betrayed her working-class origins.
PREP.
by ~
He is a Londoner by origin.
| in ~
Her family is Portuguese in origin.
| of … ~
He was of lowly origins.
PHRASES
sb's country of origin
Concise dictionary
origins'ɑrɪdʒɪn ,'ɔ- /'ɒr-noun
+the place where something begins, where it springs into being
+properties attributable to your ancestry
+an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
+the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
+the descendants of one individual
