- 1
Forming the base or most important starting part of something — the thing everything else is built on top of, like foundational skills in school or foundational values in a company.
基礎的；根本的
組成foundation (the solid base of a building, or the basic starting point of an idea) + -al (adjective ending).
同家族的字
- foundationfoundational is simply "foundation" plus -al
- foundfoundation comes from "found," meaning to start or set up something
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
foundationaladj/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
- 1
Of or relating to a foundation or foundations.
- 2
Fundamental or underlying.
- Racism courses through Donald Trump’s blood and is one of the foundational principles of his presidency. Which is why, when faced with one of the greatest uprisings against police brutality this nation has seen, a movement led by black people around the country and joined by all other people of color and white people as well, his only policy solution is to start a race war.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。