originate/əˋrIdʒə͵net; əˈrIdʒəneIt or əˈrIdʒIneIt/v formal 【正式】1 [I] to start to develop in a particular place or at a particular time 开始﹔起源: +in The custom of having a Christmas tree originated in Germany. 摆放圣诞树的习俗源自德国。2 [T] to have the idea for something and start it 创始﹐创造﹔发起: the man who originated this technique 首创这种技巧的人 —originator n [C]