originator

/ɝˈɪdʒəˌneɪtɝ/ noun

**Originator** is the person who first brings something into being, whether it’s an idea, a plan, or a tangible invention. The term applies to anyone who initiates a novel thing that didn’t exist before. Use it when you want to credit the prime mind behind a project, a book, a movement, or a patent. It works equally well for historical figures who founded societies and for everyday inventors who devise a new recipe. Because it emphasizes the act of starting rather than the subsequent development, it pairs nicely with verbs like “credited,” “celebrated,” or “blamed” depending on the context.

【核心含义】指最先创造或提出某事物的人,可以是思想、计划或发明等的首创者。

常与“被誉为”“被归功于”或“被指责”等动词搭配,强调创始行为而非后续发展。注意与“发明者”“创始人”的近义区分。

【Significado central】Es la persona que crea o da inicio a algo por primera vez, ya sea una idea, un plan o un invento tangible.

Se emplea para reconocer a la mente principal detrás de un proyecto, libro, movimiento o patente. Funciona tanto para personajes históricos que fundaron sociedades como para inventores comunes que idean una receta nueva. Como el término resalta el acto de comenzar más que el desarrollo posterior, se combina bien con verbos como "acreditar," "celebrar" o "responsabilizar" según el contexto. Registro formal.

Word Origin From Latin oriri 'to rise, be born' — the same root that gives us orient (where the sun rises) and abort (to fail to rise, to miscarry). An originator is literally someone who causes something to rise up, to come into being. The breakdown origin+ate+or shows the root origin, the verb-making -ate, and the agent -or: the one who originates. The PIE root *h3er- 'to move, rise' also appears in orient and abortion.

noun Someone who originates, creates or founds something. countable

As the originator of this theory, she received numerous awards for her groundbreaking work.

(名词) 创始人;发明人;创立者;首创者

作为这一理论的创始人,她因开创性工作获得了众多奖项。

(sustantivo) creador; fundador; autor; inventor; promotor [Alguien que origina, crea o funda algo.]

Como originadora de esta teoría, recibió numerosos premios por su innovador trabajo.

(nom) créateur; fondateur; initiateur; auteur [Personne qui est à l'origine de quelque chose, qui crée, invente ou fonde.]

En tant qu'originator de cette théorie, elle a reçu de nombreuses récompenses pour ses travaux novateurs.

(Substantiv) Eine Person, die etwas erschafft, ins Leben ruft oder gründet.

Als **Originator** dieser Theorie erhielt sie zahlreiche Auszeichnungen für ihre bahnbrechende Arbeit.

(名詞) 何かを首创する、創造する、または設立する人。

この理論の創始者として、彼女はその先駆的な業績により数々の賞を受賞した。

(substantivo) criador; fundador; autor; idealizador; inventor [Alguém que origina, cria ou funda algo.]

Como **criadora** dessa teoria, ela recebeu inúmeros prêmios por seu trabalho inovador.

Word parts: origin + ate + or

Common collocations

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