fountainhead
US /ˈfaʊn.tən.hed/
UK /ˈfaʊn.tɪn.hed/
名詞
1.
源頭, 發源地
a source of a stream or river
範例:
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The explorers searched for the fountainhead of the mighty Amazon River.
探險家們尋找著雄偉亞馬遜河的源頭。
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The small spring was the fountainhead of the local creek.
那個小泉是當地小溪的源頭。
2.
源泉, 發源地
the principal source or origin of something
範例:
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Her innovative ideas were the fountainhead of the company's success.
她的創新思想是公司成功的源泉。
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The philosopher's writings became the fountainhead of a new intellectual movement.
這位哲學家的著作成為了一場新思想運動的源泉。