名詞 foundation:

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

1. Badgers had undermined the foundations of the church.
   獾在這座教堂的地基處打了洞。
2. The ethical doctrine that morality has its foundations in self-interest.
   自私自利認為道德以自我利益為基礎的道德觀念
3. The foundations sank (two feet) after the flood.
   洪水退後地基下陷了(兩英尺).
4. Weak foundations caused the house to subside.
   由于地基不牢，這所房子已下陷。
5. The foundations were not strong enough to sustain the weight of the house.
   這地基不夠牢固，無法承受房屋的重量。