foundation

/fɑʊnˈdeɪʃən/

意味: 土台、財団、基礎

例文: Kai built the treehouse on a strong foundation.
　　  カイはしっかりした土台の上にツリーハウスを建てた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: solid foundation(しっかりした基盤), lay the foundation(基礎を築く), foundation stone(礎石)

定義: 物事の基礎や土台を指します。建物の基礎部分や、組織や考え方の基本となる部分を意味します。また、化粧品のファンデーションも指します。

foundationは約20,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: the basis on which something is grounded
Noun: an institution supported by an endowment
Noun: lowest support of a structure
Noun: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
Noun: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Noun: a woman’s undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Noun: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The building’s foundation is made of reinforced concrete.(その建物の基礎は鉄筋コンクリートでできている。)
She started a foundation to support local artists.(彼女は地元のアーティストを支援する財団を設立した。)
Trust is the foundation of any strong relationship.(信頼は強い関係の基盤だ。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: there is little foundation for his objections
Noun: it was built on a base of solid rock
Noun: he stood at the foot of the tower
Noun: he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study
Noun: a good grounding in mathematics
Noun: the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Noun: she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
Noun: the foundation of a new scientific society

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): base, basis, cornerstone, creation, foot, foundation, foundation garment, founding, fundament, grounding, groundwork, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination, substructure, understructure

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): assumption, beginning, education, financial institution, relation, support, undergarment

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abutment, acquirer, activation, affinity, architrave, association, attack, basement, basic assumption, basis, body stocking, brassiere, business relation, buttress, camisole, causality, central bank, change, chemise, clearing house, comparison, conclusion, connection, constitution, control, depository financial institution, enlightenment, eruditeness, experience, face-off, federal home loan bank system, first step, foundation, foundation garment, function, garter belt, giro, given, groundbreaking, housing start, icebreaker, inauguration, initiation, installation, interrelation, introduction, jump ball, kickoff, kinship, lending institution, linguistic relation, logical relation, long underwear, magnitude relation, mathematical relation, nondepository financial institution, opposition, ownership, part, pedestal, petticoat, physical education, position, possession, prop, reciprocality, relationship, resumption, scrum, singlet, social relation, springboard, startup, temporal relation, trust company, unconnectedness, underpants, underwear

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): authorship, bed, charity, corset, footing, grass roots, meat and potatoes, raft foundation, roll-on

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: basal, base, create, found, initiate, innovate, innovational, institute, institutionalise, originate

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: education, psychology

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: general

Grammatical Notes:

countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): ation

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: positive