origin, source, root

名詞 root:

1. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
   同義詞：root word, base, stem, theme, radical
3. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
   同義詞：beginning, origin, rootage, source
4. a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
5. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
   同義詞：solution
6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
   同義詞：ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent
7. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
   同義詞：etymon
8. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
   同義詞：tooth root

動詞 root:

1. take root and begin to grow
2. come into existence, originate
3. plant by the roots
4. dig with the snout
   同義詞：rout, rootle
5. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
   同義詞：side, pull
6. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
   同義詞：settle, take root, steady down, settle down
7. cause to take roots

1. Who's been rooting about among my papers?
   誰翻過我的文件了？
2. Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.
   不開心是他生病的根源。
3. Do you think the new rosebush has taken root?
   你看新栽的玫瑰長根了嗎？

root

n.（名詞）
The usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food.
根：通常指植物沒有花苞、葉子或節(jié)的地下部分，作為植物的供養(yǎng)部分從周圍的土壤中吸取礦物和水份且有時貯藏養(yǎng)分
Any of various other underground plant parts, especially an underground stem such as a rhizome, corm, or tuber.
地下莖，根莖，塊莖：任何其它植物的地下部分，尤指根莖、球莖或塊莖等地下莖

The embedded part of an organ or structure such as a hair, tooth, or nerve, that serves as a base or support.
根：器官或結構如椅子、牙齒或神經的作為底部或支撐部分的嵌入部分
A base or support:
底部或支撐部位：
例句：
We snipped the wires at the roots.
我們剪斷了底部的電纜

An essential part or element; the basic core:
實質部分或要素；核心：
例句：
I finally got to the root of the problem.
我們最終抓住了問題的實質

A primary source; an origin.See Synonyms at origin
最初的根源；源頭參見 origin
A progenitor or an ancestor from which a person or family is descended.
祖先：一個人或一個家庭的先輩或祖宗

Often roots The condition of being settled and of belonging to a particular place or society:
常作 roots 根，根子：定居并屬于某一特定的地方或社會的狀態(tài)：
例句：
Our roots in this town go back a long way.
我們在這個鎮(zhèn)上的根子可以追朔到很久以前

roots The state of having or establishing an indigenous relationship with or a personal affinity for a particular culture, society, or environment:
roots 根源：因特定的文化、社會或環(huán)境而建立的天生聯系或個人關系的狀態(tài)：
例句：
music with unmistakable African roots.
毫無疑問源于非洲的音樂

Linguistics
【語言學】
The element that carries the main component of meaning in a word and provides the basis from which a word is derived by adding affixes or inflectional endings or by phonetic change.
詞根：單詞中含詞義主要部分的要素，在此基礎上，單詞可通過加前綴或曲折詞尾或通過語音變化衍生而得
Such an element reconstructed for a protolanguage.Also called radical
語根：為原始母語而重建的成分也作 radical
Mathematics
【數學】
A number that when multiplied by itself an indicated number of times forms a product equal to a specified number. For example, a fourth root of 4 is &S{ô}2.Also called nth root
根：當與自身相乘一定次數時所表示出來的數構成與一具體指定的數相等的數。例如，4的4次方根是&S{ô}2也作 nth root
A number that reduces a polynomial equation in one variable to an identity when it is substituted for the variable.
解，根：當代表變量時簡化變量中的多項式或方程得出的一個單位元素的數
Music
【音樂】
The note from which a chord is built.
根音：定弦的音
A triad or other chord that has such a note lowermost.
最低音：有最低音的三和弦或其它弦
v.（動詞）
root.ed,root.ing,roots
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To grow roots or a root.
長出根來
To become firmly established, settled, or entrenched.
使堅固，使固定：被牢固地樹立、扎根或確立
To come into existence; originate.
存在；起源于
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cause to put out roots and grow.
使…生根成長
To implant by or as if by the roots.
使根深蒂固：使…扎根或牢固樹立
To furnish a primary source or origin to.
起始，產生：使…成為最初的來源或根源
To remove by or as if by the roots. Often used withup or out :
根除：連根拔除或好象連根拔除。常與up 或 out 連用：
例句：
.declared that waste and fraud will be vigorously rooted out of Government.(New York Times)
.宣稱要強有力地鏟除政府中的揮霍和欺詐現象.(紐約時報)

<習慣用語>root and branch
Utterly; completely:
完全地；徹底地：
例句：
The organization has been transformed root and branch by its new leaders.
這個組織已被它的新領導人徹底改變了性質

來源：
Middle English rot
中古英語 rot
from Old English rôt
源自 古英語 rôt
from Old Norse * see wr3d-
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 *參見 wr3d-

【引伸】
root.er
n.（名詞）

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root
root 2

v.（動詞）
root.ed,root.ing,roots
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To dig with or as if with the snout or nose.
仿佛用口吻或用鼻子拱
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To dig in the earth with or as if with the snout or nose.
仿佛用口吻或用鼻子在泥土里翻
To rummage for something.
翻找某物

來源：
Middle English wroten
中古英語 wroten
from Old English wrôtan
源自 古英語 wrôtan

【引伸】
root.er
n.（名詞）

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root
root 3

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
root.ed,root.ing,roots
To give audible encouragement or applause to a contestant or team; cheer.See Synonyms at applaud
歡呼或鼓掌：為參賽者或參賽的球隊鼓氣；喝彩參見 applaud
To lend support to someone or something.
聲援：支持某人或某物

來源：
Possibly alteration of rout 3
可能為 rout3的變化

【引伸】
root.er
n.（名詞）