Old English Genesis, first book of the Pentateuch, which tells among other things of the creation of the world, from Latin genesis "generation, nativity," in Late Latin taken as the title of first book of the Old Testament, from Greek genesis "origin, creation, generation," from gignesthai "to be born," related to genos "race, birth, descent" (see genus). Greek translators used the word as the title of the biblical book, rendering Hebrew bereshith, literally "in the beginning," which was the first word of the text, taken as its title. Extended sense of "origin, creation" first recorded in English c. 1600.
雙語例句
1. We cannot yet satisfactorily explain the genesis of the universe.
我們仍不能令人滿意地解釋宇宙的起源.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The Bible begins with the Genesis.
《圣經》開篇是《創世記》.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The Bible commences with the Genesis.
《圣經》開頭是《創世記》.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Genesis recorded a song which took a swipe at greedy property developers who bought up and demolished people's homes.