root

origin, source, root

名词 root:

1. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
   同义词：root word, base, stem, theme, radical
3. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
   同义词：beginning, origin, rootage, source
4. a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
5. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
   同义词：solution
6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
   同义词：ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent
7. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
   同义词：etymon
8. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
   同义词：tooth root

动词 root:

1. take root and begin to grow
2. come into existence, originate
3. plant by the roots
4. dig with the snout
   同义词：rout, rootle
5. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
   同义词：side, pull
6. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
   同义词：settle, take root, steady down, settle down
7. cause to take roots

1. Who's been rooting about among my papers?
   谁翻过我的文件了？
2. Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.
   不开心是他生病的根源。
3. Do you think the new rosebush has taken root?
   你看新栽的玫瑰长根了吗？

root

n.（名词）
The usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food.
根：通常指植物没有花苞、叶子或节的地下部分，作为植物的供养部分从周围的土壤中吸取矿物和水份且有时贮藏养分
Any of various other underground plant parts, especially an underground stem such as a rhizome, corm, or tuber.
地下茎，根茎，块茎：任何其它植物的地下部分，尤指根茎、球茎或块茎等地下茎

The embedded part of an organ or structure such as a hair, tooth, or nerve, that serves as a base or support.
根：器官或结构如椅子、牙齿或神经的作为底部或支撑部分的嵌入部分
A base or support:
底部或支撑部位：
例句：
We snipped the wires at the roots.
我们剪断了底部的电缆

An essential part or element; the basic core:
实质部分或要素；核心：
例句：
I finally got to the root of the problem.
我们最终抓住了问题的实质

A primary source; an origin.See Synonyms at origin
最初的根源；源头参见 origin
A progenitor or an ancestor from which a person or family is descended.
祖先：一个人或一个家庭的先辈或祖宗

Often roots The condition of being settled and of belonging to a particular place or society:
常作 roots 根，根子：定居并属于某一特定的地方或社会的状态：
例句：
Our roots in this town go back a long way.
我们在这个镇上的根子可以追朔到很久以前

roots The state of having or establishing an indigenous relationship with or a personal affinity for a particular culture, society, or environment:
roots 根源：因特定的文化、社会或环境而建立的天生联系或个人关系的状态：
例句：
music with unmistakable African roots.
毫无疑问源于非洲的音乐

Linguistics
【语言学】
The element that carries the main component of meaning in a word and provides the basis from which a word is derived by adding affixes or inflectional endings or by phonetic change.
词根：单词中含词义主要部分的要素，在此基础上，单词可通过加前缀或曲折词尾或通过语音变化衍生而得
Such an element reconstructed for a protolanguage.Also called radical
语根：为原始母语而重建的成分也作 radical
Mathematics
【数学】
A number that when multiplied by itself an indicated number of times forms a product equal to a specified number. For example, a fourth root of 4 is &S{ô}2.Also called nth root
根：当与自身相乘一定次数时所表示出来的数构成与一具体指定的数相等的数。例如，4的4次方根是&S{ô}2也作 nth root
A number that reduces a polynomial equation in one variable to an identity when it is substituted for the variable.
解，根：当代表变量时简化变量中的多项式或方程得出的一个单位元素的数
Music
【音乐】
The note from which a chord is built.
根音：定弦的音
A triad or other chord that has such a note lowermost.
最低音：有最低音的三和弦或其它弦
v.（动词）
root.ed,root.ing,roots
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To grow roots or a root.
长出根来
To become firmly established, settled, or entrenched.
使坚固，使固定：被牢固地树立、扎根或确立
To come into existence; originate.
存在；起源于
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to put out roots and grow.
使…生根成长
To implant by or as if by the roots.
使根深蒂固：使…扎根或牢固树立
To furnish a primary source or origin to.
起始，产生：使…成为最初的来源或根源
To remove by or as if by the roots. Often used withup or out :
根除：连根拔除或好象连根拔除。常与up 或 out 连用：
例句：
.declared that waste and fraud will be vigorously rooted out of Government.(New York Times)
.宣称要强有力地铲除政府中的挥霍和欺诈现象.(纽约时报)

<习惯用语>root and branch
Utterly; completely:
完全地；彻底地：
例句：
The organization has been transformed root and branch by its new leaders.
这个组织已被它的新领导人彻底改变了性质

来源：
Middle English rot
中古英语 rot
from Old English rôt
源自 古英语 rôt
from Old Norse * see wr3d-
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 *参见 wr3d-

【引伸】
root.er
n.（名词）

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root
root 2

v.（动词）
root.ed,root.ing,roots
v.tr.（及物动词）
To dig with or as if with the snout or nose.
仿佛用口吻或用鼻子拱
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To dig in the earth with or as if with the snout or nose.
仿佛用口吻或用鼻子在泥土里翻
To rummage for something.
翻找某物

来源：
Middle English wroten
中古英语 wroten
from Old English wrôtan
源自 古英语 wrôtan

【引伸】
root.er
n.（名词）

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root
root 3

v.intr.（不及物动词）
root.ed,root.ing,roots
To give audible encouragement or applause to a contestant or team; cheer.See Synonyms at applaud
欢呼或鼓掌：为参赛者或参赛的球队鼓气；喝彩参见 applaud
To lend support to someone or something.
声援：支持某人或某物

来源：
Possibly alteration of rout 3
可能为 rout3的变化

【引伸】
root.er
n.（名词）