来源

• 拼音: lái yuán
• 汉字拆解: 来 = 木 (tree radical, original pictograph); 源 = 氵(water radical) + 原 (original source) — where the flow originates

含义

Source; origin. The place or thing from which something originates or is obtained.

来源 is used both as a noun (the source of information, income, ideas) and occasionally as a verb meaning to originate from. It is widely used in academic writing, news reporting, and everyday conversation to indicate where something comes from. Common collocations include 信息来源, 收入来源, and 来源于.

例句

1. 这篇文章的信息来源不太可靠，要仔细核实。
2. 他的收入来源主要是网上开店和做兼职。
3. 许多英语词汇来源于拉丁语和希腊语。

用法指南

语境: academic, everyday, media, research

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请注明你的信息来源，这样读者更容易核实。(Please cite your source — it makes it easier for readers to verify.)
• 这种文化习俗的来源可以追溯到几百年前。(The origin of this cultural custom can be traced back hundreds of years.)

错误说法

• 事故的来源是什么？(Don't confuse 来源 with 原因 — for the cause of an event, use 原因; 来源 means the origin or source from which something comes)

起源与历史

来 (to come) + 源 (source, origin). 源 contains 氵(water radical) and 原 (original, source), evoking the image of the headwaters of a river — the place where flow begins.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal