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名词出身; 起源，根源; [数]原点，起点; [解]（筋，神经的）起端

1. 起源；来源；起因；由来
You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as its origin or origins .

e.g. ...theories about the origin of life...
有关生命起源的各种理论
e.g. The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term...
军事政策的混乱可追溯到杜鲁门的第一届任期。

2. 出身；身世；血统
When you talk about a person's origin or origins, you are referring to the country, race, or social class of their parents or ancestors.

e.g. Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.
托马斯没有忘记自己卑微的出身。
e.g. ...people of Asian origin...
亚裔民众

名词习惯，惯例; 海关，关税; 经常光顾; [总称]（经常性的）顾客

形容词（衣服等）定做的，定制的

1. 风俗;习俗
A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.

e.g. The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries...
点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。
e.g. Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。

2. 个人习惯;习性;惯常行为
If it is your custom to do something, you usually do it in particular circumstances.

e.g. It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously...
他习惯谨慎地处理每一个问题。
e.g. As is the custom, police forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.
像往常一样，警方的法医专家对残骸进行了仔细的查看。

3. 光顾;惠顾
If a shop has your custom, you regularly buy things there.

e.g. You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish...
如果你这么不想来，你可以不再光顾。
e.g. Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom.
打折并不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。

4. 定做的;量身设计的
If you use custom to describe something such as a vehicle or a piece of clothing, you mean that it has been designed for one particular customer.

e.g. Her one-of-a-kind custom garments are priced from one hundred dollars to more than a thousand dollars.
在她这里定做一件款型独一无二的衣服，价格从100美元到1,000美元以上不等。

5. see also: customs

名词宽恕; 原谅

1. 原谅;宽恕
    If you ask for forgiveness, you ask to be forgiven for something wrong that you have done.

    e.g. I offered up a short prayer for forgiveness.
           我做了个简短的祷告，祈求宽恕。
    e.g. ...a spirit of forgiveness and national reconciliation.
           宽容与民族和解的精神