| 释义 |
foundationless, a.|faʊnˈdeɪʃənlɪs|
[f. as prec. + -less.]
Without foundation, baseless.
1648Hammond Serm. 2 Cor. vii. 1 Wks. 1684 IV. 506 A flattering, fallacious, foundationless..hope. 1821Examiner 2/1 The rumour..was not altogether foundationless. 1849Ruskin Sev. Lamps vi. 165 Tottering, foundationless shells of splintered wood and imitated stone.
Hence founˈdationlessness.
1895Blackw. Mag. July 33 Its one foundation is the foundationlessness of other systems. |