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fount

英 [faʊnt]

美 [faʊnt]

n.  (重要事物的)来源,根源,源泉

复数:founts 

TEM8

BNC.22123 / COCA.29001

牛津词典

    noun

    • (重要事物的)来源,根源,源泉
      the place where sth important comes from
      1. She treats him as if he were the fount of all knowledge .
        她把他当成无所不晓。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 来源;源泉;根源
      If you describe a person or thing asthefount ofsomething, you are saying that they are an important source or supply of it.
      1. To the young boy his father was the fount of all knowledge.
        对于这个小男孩儿来说,他的父亲就是所有知识的源泉。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
        Synonym:fountain
      1. a specific size and style of type within a type family
          Synonym:fonttypefacefacecase

        双语例句

        • Dr Barrett is renowned as the fount of knowledge on the disease.
          巴雷特医生以他对疾病的渊博知识而广为人知。
        • Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation.
          想象力不仅是独特的人类能力,借助对尚不存在事物的设想,构筑着所有发明和创新的源泉;
        • That's not where you find the fount of the great poem.
          在这些地方都找不到伟大诗歌的源泉。
        • Mother had always been just as she was, a pillar of strength, a fount of wisdom, the one person who knew the answers to everything.
          母亲从来就是现在这个模样,是一根力量的支柱,一个智慧的源泉,一位对任何问题都能够解答的人。
        • The prime fount of business opportunity in almost all countries.
          几乎所有国家中企业成功机会的主要源头。
        • Her speeches have ever been a fount of inspiration to her audiences.
          她的演说对于听众来说永远是灵感之源。
        • The fount of poetic inspiration is not to be found in an archive.
          诗歌灵感的源泉并不在档案馆里。
        • To the young boy his father was the fount of all knowledge.
          对于这个小男孩儿来说,他的父亲就是所有知识的源泉。
        • And it is even more important because it must be the fount of family harmony and happiness.
          这是更重要的,因为它必须是源泉家庭和睦和幸福。
        • The party rains benefits upon us. The old man is a fount of wisdom.
          党给予我们无穷的恩惠。这位老人有无穷的智慧。