2021考研英语1575词汇解析(第四讲)

　　origin [ˈɒrɪdʒɪn]

　　n.起源，由来;出身,来历

　　例►Man has always speculated upon the or-igin of universe ，including himself.

　　人类始终在思索宇宙的起源,包括人类自身的起源。

　　She was despised be-cause she was of humble origin.

　　她因出身低贱而受到蔑视。

　　同►source, root

　　真题链接

　　Other anthropologists believed that cultural innovations，such as inventions ， had a single origin and passed from so- ciety to society. This theory was known as diffusionism.

　　( 2009)其他的人类学家认为文化创新(比如发明)只有一个来源，从一个社会传递至另一社会。这一理论被称为扩散主义。

　　original [ əˈrɪdʒənl ]

　　a. 最初的,原文的;新颖的n.原物,原作,原文

　　例►In view of the present situation, we'll haveto revise our original plan.

　　鉴于当前形势,我们不得不修改原来的计划。

　　The most original observation from his lips fell unheard on their ears.

　　出自他嘴的最为独到的见解,她们都充耳不闻。

　　构►origin (起源) +-al(形容词后缀) - +最初的

　　同►earliest，creative

　　派►originality n.创新,创造性 originally ad.最初地,独创地,独特地