| 单词 | genesis |
| 释义 | genesis (once / 6581 pages) n When you talk about the genesis of something, you're talking about where it began. The genesis of hip-hop music was the party scene in New York City’s South Bronx in the 1970s. The Jewish Torah and the Christian Scriptures begin with the book of Genesis, which describes God separating light from darkness and creating the universe. Genesis is the very start of something, its birth. But you probably wouldn't refer to your own birth as a genesis. When you describe something as a genesis, you're usually referring to the beginning of a movement or an idea. WORD FAMILYgenesis: geneses USAGE EXAMPLESIn a 1975 interview with The Miami Herald, Mr. Adams recalled the genesis of his first book, as a story he concocted for his daughters. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) There is a recurrent genesis to these various artivist projects: the felt need to do something. Salon(Dec 20, 2016) And that was the genesis of the play the Broncos dubbed “Leaper,” and the start of Simmons’ new hurdling career. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) n a coming into being Syn|Hyper generation beginning the event consisting of the start of something Genesis (once / 3026 pages) n WORD FAMILY Genesis: Geneses USAGE EXAMPLESHe's been the subject of fake news stories, books, comics - and a parody of the Book of Genesis. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) The bare cream walls at Genesis exploded with color. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) As it happened, she was suing over the Apollo 8 crew reading from Genesis on Christmas Eve. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) n 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|Exp Book of Genesis book a major division of a long written composition |
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