新视野大学英语词汇讲解第596期:foundation

2012-11-21 12:17:56　

foundation

n. 1. the idea, law, or fact on which something is based
基础，基本原理，根据
That imagined story is completely without foundation.
这凭空想象出来的事儿完全没有根据。
2. an organization established with money so that it may continue into the future
基金会
3. the act of founding something
建立，设立
the foundation of a new school
一所新学校的创办