foundation

詞型變化：

形容詞:foundational  

詞意辨析：

base, basis, foundation, ground

這些名詞均含有“基礎”之意。
base: 側重指構成或支撐某一具體物體的基礎，也可指軍事基地或用作比喻意義。
basis: 主要用作抽象或引申意義。
foundation: 用於具體意義時，側重指堅固結實的建築物的基礎或地基；用作比喻意義時，與basis基本相同。
ground: 含義與basis和foundation接近。一般指某種決定、論點或關係的基礎，也可指某種原因的基礎。

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英文解釋：

名詞 foundation:

1. the basis on which something is grounded
2. an institution supported by an endowment
3. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
   同義詞：basis, base, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
4. lowest support of a structure
   同義詞：base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
5. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
   同義詞：grounding
6. a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
   同義詞：foundation garment
7. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
   同義詞：initiation, founding, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration

相關句子：

1. The foundation on which many ancient societies were built was the use of slaves.
   許多古代社會都是建立在使役奴隸的基礎上的。
2. The rumor was without foundation.
   那條謠言毫無根據。
3. The foundation of this university took place over 100 years ago.
   這所大學於一百多年前創建。
4. He laid the foundation of his success by study and hard work.
   他通過學習和努力工作為成功打下了基礎。