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Meaning of 始作俑者

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始 shǐ 作 zuò 俑 yǒng 者 zhě
lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom); fig. the originator of an evil practice
Example Sentences
1
在红辣椒里
,
辣椒素是辣味的始作俑者
。
In chilies, capsaicin is what makes them spicy and "hot."
2
几十年来
,
研究者们试图证明胆固醇就是这种流行病的始作俑者
。
For decades, researchers have been trying to prove conclusively that cholesterol is a major villain in this epidemic.
3
“
要是能知道原因
,
”
戴卡诺斯说
,
“
我们就能知道始作俑者
,
反之亦然
。
”
"If we knew why, " said Dekanos, "we'd know who. And vice-versa."
4
在所有这些骚动背后的始作俑者
,
是那些来自网络时代的短线交易员
。
Behind all of this commotion are day traders, those creatures of the dot-com era.
5
我怀疑詹金斯是这场混乱的始作俑者
。
亚特兰蒂斯可能是所有已知文明的本源
,
他却只是对此嗤之以鼻
。
I suspect Jenkins to be the author of this sedition; he simply refuses to accept the possibility that Atlandits is the foundation upon which all known civilizations were built.