originate from, originate in 与 originate with 三个短语均可表示“起源于,发源于;由……引起”,from可接事物、地点或人;in后接事物;with接人。
- Their estrangement originated from/in a quarrel over money.
他们的疏远是由一次有关钱的争吵引起的。 - The creek originates in a spring in the hills.
这条小溪发源于一个山泉。 - The trouble originated in a fault in the machinery.
故障是由机器的毛病引起的。 - The idea originated from/with the chairman.
主席最先想出这一主意。 - Fireworks are said to have originated with/from the Chinese.
烟花被认为是中国人发明的。 - With whom did the scheme originate?
这一计划是谁最先发起的?
