originate

• vt. 引起；创作
• vi. 发源；发生；起航

来自origin,起源，发源。

originate (v.)

1650s, probably a back-formation of origination. In earliest reference it meant "to trace the origin of;" meaning "to bring into existence" is from 1650s; intransitive sense of "to come into existence" is from 1775. Related: Originated; originating.

1. All carbohydrates originate from plants.

所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。

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2. Many species, for example, originate in small populations.

例如, 不少生物种就起源于一个很小的群体.

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3. The man can neither originate varieties, nor prevent their occurrence.

人类既不能创造变种, 亦不能阻止变种发生.

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4. Fungal - decay can, in fact , originate within the standing tree.

菌腐朽可起源于立木阶段.

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5. All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice.

任何理论都来源于实践,反过来为实践服务.

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