英语释义

1. the act of founding
here since the foundation of the school

2. a basis (such as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported
the foundations of geometry the rumor is without foundation in fact

3. funds given for the permanent support of an institution endowment

4. an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance
a trust administered by a foundation

5. an underlying base or support especially the whole masonry substructure of a building

6. a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid
a limestone foundation

7. a woman's supporting undergarment corset

8. a cosmetic usually used as a base for makeup

9. a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath

10. something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) that provides support for something

11. an organization that is created and supported with money that people give in order to do something that helps society

12. the support upon which something rests
the foundation of a building the foundations of our legal system

13. the act of beginning or creating
He has taught here since the school's foundation.

14. a basis upon which something stands or is supported specifically a witness's preliminary testimony given to identify or explain evidence being offered at trial and establish its connection to the issue for which it is offered
the lack of any foundation for the orthopedic surgeon's familiarity with the…standard of care rendered the surgeon's opinion testimony inadmissible
— National Law Journal Note: Before evidence can be admitted at trial, the foundation for it must be laid by the party offering it. A foundation must also be laid for the qualification of a witness as an expert, or for the assertion of a privilege.

15. funds given for the permanent support of an institution endowment

16. an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance

片语

dam foundation[水利] 坝基

private foundations私人基金会

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pile foundation打桩基础

foundation pit基坑

research foundation研究基金会

economic foundation[经] 经济基础

Mathematical Foundations数学基础

national science foundation美国国家科学基金会

foundations of……的基础

deep foundation[建] 深基础；深层地基

Conceptual Foundations概念基础

foundation work基础工作；基础工程

foundation design基础设计；基础工程

elastic foundation[建] 弹性地基；弹力胸衣

theoretical foundation理论基础

solid foundation基础雄厚；实体基础

machinery foundations机器地脚基础；机迄座

lay a foundation奠定基础；奠基；打下基础

foundation engineering基础工程；地基工程

on the foundation领取基金会提供的奖学金

firm foundation坚实的基础

foundation soil地基；地基土

Independent Foundations独立基金会

foundation treatment地基处理，基础处理

foundation stone基石；根源

corporate foundations公司基金会

social foundation社会基础

Academic Foundations基础教育

英汉例句

• One useful change would be for regulators to make it clear to trustees of foundations and pension funds that 「social-impact investments」 are a legitimate asset class, says Sir Ronald.

  「对于管理者来说，一种有效的办法就是让基金会和养老保险金的托管人清楚，“社会沖击投资」是一种合法的资产登记，”罗纳德先生说。

• Everything that matters in being human has to do with one「s powers of agency, but there are no actual foundations in what we can know objectively for our beliefs and actions.

  人所有要紧的事情，都与自身的能动作用有关，但是在我们能客观知道的信仰和行为中，并没有实际的基础。

• The work was funded by the Mayo Clinic, as well as several private foundations and philanthropists interested in promoting research into aging.

  这项研究的资金来自梅奥诊所以及几个对推动衰老研究感兴趣的私人基金会和慈善家。

• His education not only gave him the foundations for his business but to also become a prolific author.

  他的教育不仅赋予了他事业的基础，而且还使他成为一名多产作家。

• You have regulations but private foundations have restrictions placed on them; they can」t publicly fund-raise, for example.

  你有规定，但是私人基金会在这之上又有诸多限制；例如他们不能公开的筹集资金。

• Their attack was more or less a philosophical attack, directed at the epistemological foundations of the new science.

  这些攻击或多或少属于哲学范畴，攻击的目标是这门新科学的认识论基础。

• However, in the long-run, corporate foundations should not only run their own projects but also take the responsibility for nurturing charitable organisations.

  然而从长期看来，企业基金会不仅应该运作自己的项目而且要承担更多培育慈善组织的责任。

• While dynamic crosscutting — in which the runtime behavior of objects can be altered — is considered one of the foundations of AOP, static crosscutting is a far less known technique.

  虽然动态横切(其中对象的运行时行为可以改变)被认为是AOP的根基之一，但静态横切却是一种远不为人所知的技术。

• What about the impact that corporate foundations can have by supporting social enterprises?

  那么企业基金会通过支持社会企业能产生什么影响呢？

• If we are serious about rescuing potential new drugs from the valley of death, then academia, the NIH, and disease foundations will have to change how they operate.

  如果我们真的想要将有潜力的新药从死亡之谷挽救出来，那就需要学术界，国家卫生研究院和疾病基金会改变他们的运作方式。

• Polymorphism is a powerful feature and one of the foundations of modern programming languages.

  多态性是一种强大的功能，也是现代编程语言的基础之一。

• Confucius and his teachings became the foundations of how Chinese society should be governed.

  孔子和他的学说为中国社会统治方法的建立奠定了基础。

• All of this begs the question: what is the difference between the corporate foundations and the CSR department of the founding corporations?

  这些都导向了一个问题：在企业所创立的基金会和企业社会责任部门的区别是什么？

• On the one hand he says it is a time of great promise, but the Pope says there are also clear signs of what he called a disturbing breakdown in the foundations of society.

  一方面，教皇说，这是个有伟大希望的时代；但是另一方面，他说，还有明显迹象显示他所说的社会基础崩溃令人感到不安。

• Mass violence threatened to unsettle the very foundations of government.

  大规模的暴力行动有使政府基础为之动摇的危险。

• You do have the ability to lay some foundations for long-term growth and stability.

  但是你确实有能力为长期增长和稳定打一些基础。

• In some instances, it dangles freely above the ground; in others, it merely rests lightly on the foundations or second floor.

  在某些情况下，它是被空悬在地基的上方；有时，它仅仅随意地搁在地上或二楼。

• As things stand, however, some kind of retrenchment seems possible, particularly since the foundations may be reluctant to allow the bank to raise more outside capital to expand its activities abroad.

  然而，就目前情况看，可能会出现某种程度的紧缩，特别是由于基金会可能不大愿意让银行筹集更多的外部资本来扩张其海外业务。

• Though the government says it is laying the foundations for reform over three to five years, in reality it is only a stopgap administration, in office until elections planned for later this year.

  虽然政府声称已经为三到五年的改革奠定了基础，实际上，这只是一个过渡的政权，直到今年晚些时候既定的选举结束之后，它才能名正言顺。

相似词

establishment确立，制定；公司；设施

institute实行，建立；授予……职位；提出（诉讼）

institution制度；建立；（社会或宗教等）公共机构；习俗