一个词的历史起源及演变；(某字的)语源。

The historical origin and development of a word; an etymology.

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在所有具有历史起源的食物中，这一款食物的源起最清楚不过。

Of all the foods to have an origin story, this oneseems to be the most clear cut as to where it camefrom.

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但是考虑到许多西方的公司的历史起源也要归功于他人的创意，这并不足以为奇。

But, this is not so surprising as many Western firms also owe their historical origins to the ideas of others.

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So, this all starts, in terms of putting it in its historical context at the turn of the Century, we said we'd start right in on the 20th Century of where chemistry was.

从历史的观点来看,这些都起源于,上个世纪之交,我们说我们从。

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Some people will say as it began that human rights are thousands of years' old.

有人会说谈到起源,人权应该有几千年的历史了。

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