v.發(fā)起；開始；起源于；[計算機] 起始

They originated the plan. 他們首先提出這一計劃。

Who originated the concept of stereo sound? 立體聲是誰發(fā)明的？

And how did this peculiar custom originate? 而且，這種奇特的習俗又是怎么開始的呢?

The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families. 這次爭吵是兩家不和引起的。

The style of architecture originated from the ancient Greeks. 這種建筑風格起源于古希臘。

The hot dog did not originate in the United States, but in Germany. 熱狗不是起源于美國，而是德國。

originate的基本意思是“始自”“創(chuàng)作”。即指某事物始自于某人〔某事物,某原因〕,也可指參考某事物進行“創(chuàng)作”。

originate用作及物動詞時,接名詞或代詞作賓語,可用于被動結構; 用作不及物動詞時,常跟介詞in, from, with等連用。