Foundations Meaning in English

word · lemma: foundation

US

UK

释义

The solid base or structure that supports a building, or the basic principles or ideas that something is built upon.

用法与细微差别

Used literally for buildings ('the foundations cracked') and figuratively for core ideas ('the foundations of democracy'). Often appears as 'lay the foundations for' (to prepare for something). Not to be confused with 'foundation' in makeup/charity contexts.

• Spanish: cimientos - fundamentos
• Portuguese (BR): fundação - base
• Portuguese (PT): fundação - base
• Chinese (Simplified): 地基 - 基础
• Chinese (Traditional): 地基 - 基礎
• Hindi: नींव - आधार
• Arabic: أسس - قواعد
• Bengali: ভিত - ভিত্তি (তত্ত্বগত)
• Russian: фундамент - основы (принципы)
• Japanese: 基礎 - 土台
• Vietnamese: nền móng - nền tảng (ý tưởng, nguyên tắc)
• Korean: 기초 - 토대
• Turkish: temel - esaslar (ilke, fikir)
• Urdu: بنیاد - اساسات (نظریاتی)
• Indonesian: pondasi - dasar (prinsip, ide)

例句

The workers finished the foundations of the new school.

basic

Strong foundations help a building stand tall and safe.

basic

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

basic

Years of training laid the foundations for her success.

natural

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

natural

Modern science is built on the foundations of earlier discoveries.

natural