"fountainhead" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 源頭
• 根源

Definition

某事物的起源或源頭，可指實際的水泉，也可以比喻為思想、運動或影響的起點。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

較常見於正式或文學語境，多用於學術、歷史或哲學場合，指主要起源。日常交流中較少使用，除非明指水泉等實體源頭。

Examples

The river's fountainhead is high in the mountains.

這條河的**源頭**在高山上。

The book is considered the fountainhead of modern philosophy.

這本書被認為是現代哲學的**源頭**。

Clean water comes from the fountainhead of the spring.

乾淨的水來自泉水的**源頭**。

He is the fountainhead of all these new ideas at work.

他是公司裡所有這些新想法的**源頭**。

Many say Paris is the fountainhead of fashion.

許多人說巴黎是時尚的**發源地**。

Jazz music found its fountainhead in New Orleans.

爵士樂的**根源**在新奧爾良。