origin /ˈɔridʒin/ n. ［c］ 1. 起源，来源，起因（也用pl.）: the origin(s) of civilization 文明的发源；the origin of a quarrel 吵架的原因；the origin of the Nile 尼罗河的来源 2. 出身，血统( pl.但仍作sing.义)：The president’s family was of humble origins. 总统家庭出身贫苦。His origins were true working-class. 他的身份是真正的工人阶级。
original /əˈridʒinəl/ I. adj. 1. 原始的，原来的：an original edition 原版；translated from the original Russian 译自俄语原文［考句］ This is the original piano on which the composer created some of his great works. 那位钢琴家的一部分名作就用这台钢琴创作的。这是原物。2.独创的；新颖的：to form an original opinion形成一个创见；an original teacher (thinker) 有创造力的老师(思想家) ‖II. n. ［c］原物，原作：This is not the original; it’s only a copy. 这不是原物；只不过是复制品。
originality /əˌridʒiˈnæliti/ n. [u]独创性，创造性：a man (mind) of great originality很有创见的人（头脑）The work lacks originality.这个作品缺乏创造性。The government has shown great originality in its foreign policy.政府在对外政策上显示了高度的独创性。
