英汉词典

foundation 基本解释

• n. 基础；地基；基金会；根据；创立

foundation 词态变化

foundation 中文词源

来自found, 底部，基础。

foundation 英文词源

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 staþol.

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.

foundation 英文释义

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"

foundation 同义词解析

base, basis, foundation, ground

这些名词均含有"基础"之意。

base： 侧重指构成或支撑某一具体物体的基础，也可指军事基地或用作比喻意义。

basis： 主要用作抽象或引申意义。

foundation： 用于具体意义时，侧重指坚固结实的建筑物的基础或地基；用作比喻意义时，与basis基本相同。

ground： 含义与basis和foundation接近。一般指某种决定、论点或关系的基础，也可指某种原因的基础。

foundation 双语例句

1. She dug the foundation with a pick and shovel.

她用镐和平锹挖地基。

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2. I am determined to build on this solid foundation.

我决定在这个坚实的基础之上继续努力。

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3. The Bush Foundation has funded a variety of faculty development programs.

布什基金会已经资助了许多教员发展项目。

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4. The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community.

这个问题严重影响了我们社会的基本根基。

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5. The Foundation is holding a dinner in honour of something or other.

基金会正举办某个纪念宴会。

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foundation 实用场景例句

The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

这笔钱将交给旧金山艾滋病基金会。

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The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955.

该组织自1955年创建以来已有重大的发展。

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This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.

这个问题从根本上动摇了法国的政治。

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The explosion shook the foundations of the houses nearby.

爆炸震撼了附近房屋的地基。

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Respect and friendship provide a solid foundation for marriage.

尊重和友爱是婚姻的牢固基础。

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The rumour is totally without foundation (= not based on any facts) .

这谣传毫无事实根据。

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These stories have no foundation (= are not based on any facts) .

这些故事纯属虚构。

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The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school.

建筑工人正开始给新校舍打地基。

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Best friends are the foundation of my life...

好朋友是我生命的支柱。

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The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community...

这个问题严重影响了我们社会的基本根基。

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...the National Foundation for Educational Research.

全国教育研究基金会

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The allegations were without foundation...

这些指控没有根据。

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Each complaint is analysed very closely, and if it has no foundation it is rejected.

每个投诉都经过仔细分析，如果发现没有依据就会予以驳回。

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The students in middle schools should build up a solid foundation in English.

中学生学习英语时应打下牢固的基础.

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The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research.

福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究.

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He laid the foundation of the science of bacteriology.

他为细菌学科学奠定了基础.

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At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation.

在他一生的关键时刻, 他做出了明智的投资,这便成了他以后富裕的基础.

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The foundation of the university took place 600 years ago.

这所大学是600年前创办的.

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The country has a weak economic foundation.

这个国家的(经济)底子薄.

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The foundation becomes solid after tamping.

打夯以后,地基就瓷实了.

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With the change of the economic foundation the entire immense superstructure is more or less rapidly transformed.

随着经济基础的变化,整个庞大的上层建筑也会不同程度地发生迅速变革.

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The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation.

那学说号称最具有科学基础.

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Our economy continues to grow, our financial foundation remains solid, our society remains pluralistic , and our politicians continue to debate openly on all the topical issues.

香港的经济继续蓬勃增长, 财政基础依然稳固, 社会维持多元化.

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The Foundation gives money to help artists.

那家基金会捐款帮助艺术家.

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This old house has a very solid foundation.

这所旧房子有非常结实的地基.

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