foundation
英 [faʊn'deɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [faʊn'deʃən]
語源
英語の語源
- foundation (n.)
- late 14c., "action of founding," from Old French fondacion "foundation" (14c.) or directly from Late Latin fundationem (nominative fundatio) "a founding," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin fundare "to lay a bottom or foundation" (see found (v.1)). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by statol.
Specialized sense of "establishment of an institution with an endowment to pay for it" is from late 14c.; meaning "that which is founded" (a college, hospital, etc.) is from 1510s; meaning "funds endowed for benevolent or charitable purposes" is from early 15c. Sense of "solid base of a structure" is from early 15c.
例文
- 1. She dug the foundation with a pick and shovel.
- 彼女はつるはしとシャベルで地盤を掘った。
- 2.I am determined to build on this solid foundation .
- 私はこの堅実な基礎の上で努力を続けることにしました。
- 3.The Bush Foundation has funded a variety of faculty development programs.
- ブッシュ財団はすでに多くの教員開発プロジェクトを支援している。
- 4.The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community.
- この問題は私たちの社会の基本的な基礎に深刻な影響を与えている。
- 5.The Foundation is holding a dinner in honour of something or other.
- 財団が記念パーティーを開催している。