根源

• 拼音: gēn yuán
• 汉字拆解: 根 = 木 + 艮 (root); 源 = 氵 + 原 (source of water)

含义

Root cause; origin. The fundamental source from which a problem, phenomenon, or event arises.

Commonly used in academic, journalistic, and analytical contexts when tracing problems back to their ultimate cause. More formal than 原因.

例句

1. 贫困的根源在于教育资源的不均衡。
2. 研究人员正在寻找这场疾病的根源。
3. 社会矛盾的根源需要从历史角度分析。

用法指南

语境: academic, journalism, social analysis

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 找到问题的根源，才能从根本上解决。(Only by finding the root cause can we solve the problem fundamentally.)
• 腐败的根源在于权力缺乏监督。(The root cause of corruption lies in the lack of oversight over power.)

错误说法

• 这件事的根源是他迟到 — use 原因 for minor everyday causes; 根源 implies deep structural origin

起源与历史

根 (root) + 源 (source/spring)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal