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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

        • That old man is a fount of wisdom.
          那老人有无穷的智慧。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • Stream from the fount of heavenly grace, Brook by the traveler's way.
          属天恩典涌如泉源,顺我道路长流。
        • 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。
        • Well I am not a fount of wisdom about this, but there are two things I think about.
          这方面我可不算行家,不过我想到了两件事情。
        • 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。
        • Generic fount: A fount used in screen display or a proof printer to represent an entire category of higher-quality output founts.
          总字体:萤幕显示或稿样印字机用的字体,它代替输出用的高品质字体。