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foundation

英[faʊn'deɪʃ(ə)n] 美[faʊn'deʃən]
  • n. 基础;地基;基金会;根据;创立

英英释意


1. the basis on which something is grounded;
"there is little foundation for his objections"
2. an institution supported by an endowment
3. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
4. lowest support of a structure;
"it was built on a base of solid rock"
"he stood at the foot of the tower"
5. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge;
"he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"
"a good grounding in mathematics"
6. a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
7. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;
"she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"
"the foundation of a new scientific society"
"he regards the fork as a modern introduction"