originate /əˈridʒineit/ vi. & vt. 1.起源，发生: The quarrel originated in a misunderstanding. 吵架是由于误解引起的。Her book originated in/from a short story. 她的书原来是一个短故事。 Fireworks are said to have originated with the Chinese. 烟火据说是中国人创造的。2.首创，创办；引起：originate a new style of dancing 首创一种舞蹈风格［考句］ The person who originated this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise.开创这种研究方法的人值得我们表扬。