foundation
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英 [fa?n'de??(?)n]
美[fa?n'de??n]
- n. 基礎(chǔ)；地基；基金會(huì)；根據(jù)；創(chuàng)立
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?foundations;
中文詞源
foundation 基礎(chǔ)
來自found, 底部，基礎(chǔ)。
英文詞源
- foundation (n.)
- late 14c., "action of founding," from Old French fondacion "foundation" (14c.) or directly from Late Latin fundationem (nominative fundatio) "a founding," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin fundare "to lay a bottom or foundation" (see found (v.1)). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by statol.
Specialized sense of "establishment of an institution with an endowment to pay for it" is from late 14c.; meaning "that which is founded" (a college, hospital, etc.) is from 1510s; meaning "funds endowed for benevolent or charitable purposes" is from early 15c. Sense of "solid base of a structure" is from early 15c.
雙語例句
- 1. She dug the foundation with a pick and shovel.
- 她用鎬和平鍬挖地基。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I am determined to build on this solid foundation.
- 我決定在這個(gè)堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)之上繼續(xù)努力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Bush Foundation has funded a variety of faculty development programs.
- 布什基金會(huì)已經(jīng)資助了許多教員發(fā)展項(xiàng)目。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community.
- 這個(gè)問題嚴(yán)重影響了我們社會(huì)的基本根基。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The Foundation is holding a dinner in honour of something or other.
- 基金會(huì)正舉辦某個(gè)紀(jì)念宴會(huì)。
來自柯林斯例句