| 单词 | genesis |
| 释义 | genesis[ jen-uh-sis ] / ˈdʒɛn ə sɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR genesis ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural gen·e·ses [jen-uh-seez]. /ˈdʒɛn əˌsiz/.an origin, creation, or beginning. Origin of genesis1595–1605; <Latin: generation, birth <Greek génesis origin, source OTHER WORDS FROM genesishy·per·gen·e·sis, nounDefinition for genesis (2 of 3)Genesis [ jen-uh-sis ] / ˈdʒɛn ə sɪs / nounthe first book of the Bible, dealing with the Creation and the Patriarchs. Abbreviation: Gen. Origin of GenesisFirst recorded before 1100; from Latin: literally “generation, creation,” from Greek Génesis, the Greek rendering of Hebrew bĕrēʾshith, the first word of the Biblical book, traditionally translated “in the beginning”; see genesis OTHER WORDS FROM GenesisGe·ne·si·ac [juh-nee-see-ak], /dʒəˈni siˌæk/, Gen·e·si·a·cal [jen-uh-sahy-uh-kuhl], /ˌdʒɛn əˈsaɪ ə kəl/, Gen·e·sit·ic [jen-uh-sit-ik] /dʒɛn ə ˈsɪt ɪk/ adjectiveDefinition for genesis (3 of 3)-genesis a combining form of genesis: parthenogenesis. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for genesis (1 of 3)genesis / (ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)a beginning or origin of anything Word Origin for genesisOld English: via Latin from Greek; related to Greek gignesthai to be born British Dictionary definitions for genesis (2 of 3)Genesis / (ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) / nounthe first book of the Old Testament recounting the events from the Creation of the world to the sojourning of the Israelites in Egypt British Dictionary definitions for genesis (3 of 3)-genesis n combining formindicating genesis, development, or generationbiogenesis; parthenogenesis Derived forms of -genesis-genetic or -genic, adj combining formWord Origin for -genesisNew Latin, from Latin: genesis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for genesisGenesis The first book of the Old Testament; its first words are “In the beginning” (genesis is a Greek word for “beginning”). It covers the time from the beginning of the world through the days of the patriarchs, including the stories of the 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, and Joseph and his brothers. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for genesis (1 of 2)genesis [ jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ] n. pl. gen•e•ses (-sēz′)The coming into being of something; the origin. Medical definitions for genesis (2 of 2)-genesis suff.Origin; production:biogenesis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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