名词 origin:

1. the place where something begins, where it springs into being

2. properties attributable to your ancestry

3. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

4. the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

5. the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

6. the descendants of one individual

He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.

他仍然因出身低微而被人无情嘲笑。

The precise details of the origins of life remain hidden.

生命起源的确切详情仍是个谜。

the origins of life on earth

地球上生命的起源

She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins.

她开始讲本市的起源.

The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.

这座古建筑的由来已经失传了.

He is considered to be of noble origins.

人们都认为他出身高贵.

He acknowledged that Mr Taylor's colour and ethnic origins were utterly irrelevant in the circumstances.

他承认在这种情况下泰勒先生的肤色和种族出身完全无关紧要。

We may now be able to get a much better idea of the true age of the universe, and solve one of the deepest questions of our origins.

现在，我们也许能够更加清楚地了解宇宙生成的年代，并且解答关于人类起源最为深奥的问题之一。

I have been amazed at the universality of all of our experiences, whatever our origins, sex or age.

尽管我们的身世、性别和年龄各不相同，但令我惊讶的是我们都有着共同的经历。

Australians - a varied people in size, colour and origins.

澳大利亚人?有不同体型, 肤色和祖先.

The origins of stars of differing spectral types must be dissimilar.

不同光谱型星的起源必然是不一样的.

The origins of structural theories are eclectic at best.

结构主义理论的起源充其量也不过是折衷主义.

Those who stayed permanently in Europe were unusually cosmopolitan in their origins.

那些永远在欧洲住了下来的人,他们根本就是四海为家的.

He was not ashamed of his lowly origins.

他并不以自己出身低微为耻.

The origins of ethology can be traced back to Darwin.

人种学的起源可以追溯到达尔文.