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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"