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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

        • It's said that memory is the fount of worry.
          有人说一个有烦恼是因为记性太好。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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;