"fountainhead" in Chinese (Simplified)
源头根源
Definition
某事物的起源或源头，既可以指实际的泉水，也可以比喻思想、运动或影响的起点。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式或文学语境，常出现于学术、历史或哲学讨论，指主要的起源。日常交流中少用，除非具体指泉水等实际水源。
Examples
The river's fountainhead is high in the mountains.
这条河的**源头**在高山上。
The book is considered the fountainhead of modern philosophy.
这本书被认为是现代哲学的**源头**。
Clean water comes from the fountainhead of the spring.
干净的水来自泉水的**源头**。
He is the fountainhead of all these new ideas at work.
他是公司里所有这些新想法的**源头**。
Many say Paris is the fountainhead of fashion.
很多人说巴黎是时尚的**发源地**。
Jazz music found its fountainhead in New Orleans.
爵士乐的**根源**在新奥尔良。