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发生,起源,创世记

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Genesis \Gen"e*sis\, n. [L., from Gr. ge`nesis, fr. the root of
   gi`gnesqai to beget, be born; akin to L. genus birth, race.
   See {Gender}.]
   1. The act of producing, or giving birth or origin to
      anything; the process or mode of originating; production;
      formation; origination.

            The origin and genesis of poor Sterling's club.
                                                  --Carlyle.

   2. The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the
      Greek translators, from its containing the history of the
      creation of the world and of the human race.

   3. (Geom.) Same as {Generation}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

genesis
     n 1: a coming into being [syn: {generation}]
     2: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam
        and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the
        flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac;
        Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers [syn: {Book of
        Genesis}]
     [also: {geneses} (pl)]