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foundational

🇬🇧 UK/faun'deiʃənl/🇺🇸 US
B2

Definitions

adj.

Serving as a base or essential starting point; fundamental.

基础的;根本的;基本的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
foundbottom, base, foundation
+
aconnector
+
tionact, process, state
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=foundational

Common Collocations

  • 1.foundational [skills/knowledge/concepts]基础技能/知识/概念
  • 2.[absolutely/deeply] foundational绝对基础的/深层基础的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Mathematics provides foundational knowledge for engineering and physics.

  • 2.

    Trust is foundational to any successful relationship.

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