"foundations" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 地基
• 基础

Definition

支撑建筑物的坚固基础，也指某事物建立的基本原则或思想。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可指建筑物的实际基础，也常用于比喻某事物的基本原理或核心 ('the foundations of success'). 常见短语：'lay the foundations for'。

Examples

The workers finished the foundations of the new school.

工人们完成了新学校的**地基**。

Strong foundations help a building stand tall and safe.

坚固的**地基**让建筑物更加高大稳定。

Learning the basics is like building the foundations of your knowledge.

学习基础知识就像打好你知识的**基础**。

Years of training laid the foundations for her success.

多年的训练为她的成功打下了**基础**。

If the foundations are weak, the whole project could fail.

如果**地基**不稳，整个项目都可能失败。

Modern science is built on the foundations of earlier discoveries.

现代科学建立在早期发现的**基础**之上。