v.发起；开始；起源于；[计算机] 起始
They originated the plan. 他们首先提出这一计划。
Who originated the concept of stereo sound? 立体声是谁发明的？
And how did this peculiar custom originate? 而且，这种奇特的习俗又是怎么开始的呢?
The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families. 这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
The style of architecture originated from the ancient Greeks. 这种建筑风格起源于古希腊。
The hot dog did not originate in the United States, but in Germany. 热狗不是起源于美国，而是德国。
originate的基本意思是“始自”“创作”。即指某事物始自于某人〔某事物,某原因〕,也可指参考某事物进行“创作”。
originate用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构; 用作不及物动词时,常跟介词in, from, with等连用。
