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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

        • After the lecture I bump into a fragrance industry friend who is a fount of obscure knowledge.
          在讲座结束后,我偶遇了一位在香水行业工作的朋友,他对于一些不为人知的知识很有了解。
        • 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。
        • In electric-vehicle batteries Samsung has joined forces with Bosch, the world's biggest supplier of car parts and a fount of expertise on power-and engine-management.
          在电动载具电池方面三星和博世&这个世界最大的汽车零部件供应商以及动力和引擎管理技术的创造者强强联手,组建了三星非常重视的合资公司SBLiMotive。
        • She treats him as if he were the fount of all knowledge.
          她把他当成无所不晓的人。
        • Fount, Tree, and Shed are gone, I know not whither.
          泉眼,树木和小屋消失了,我不知身在何地。
        • A year earlier Mr Koizumi had called a general election and won in a landslide, appealing over the heads of his party in favour of essential reforms, notably the privatisation of the postal-savings system, a fount of political patronage.
          一年前,小泉举行了大选,取得了压倒性的胜利,呼吁其党派的大佬们支持必要的改革,尤其是邮政储蓄系统的私营化和政治赞助的问题。
        • Postscript fount: A fount specially written in PostScript code which can be used in a PostScript-compatible printer or image-setter.
          后记码字:特别用后记码编写的一套字体,可应用于后记码兼容的印字机或影排机上。
        • It is the fount of our artistic and altruistic ideals.
          它是我们的审美趣味和利他理想的源泉。
        • That old man is a fount of wisdom.
          那老人有无穷的智慧。
        • 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。