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单词 fountainhead
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fountainhead

noun

foun·​tain·​head ˈfau̇n-tᵊn-ˌhed How to pronounce fountainhead (audio)
1
: a spring that is the source of a stream
2
: principal source : origin

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When it first entered English in the late 16th century, fountainhead was used only in a literal sense—to refer to the source of a stream. By the 17th century, however, it was already beginning to be used figuratively in reference to any original or primary source. In his 1854 work Walden, Henry David Thoreau used the word in its figurative sense, while paying full homage to its literal meaning as well: "Morning air! If men will not drink of this at the fountainhead of the day, why, then, we must even bottle up some and sell it in the shops, for the benefit of those who have lost their subscription ticket to morning time in this world."

Synonyms

  • cradle
  • font
  • fountain
  • origin
  • root
  • seedbed
  • source
  • spring
  • well
  • wellspring
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Example Sentences

the fountainhead of the faith historically, California has served as the fountainhead of that eclectic group of self-actualization movements known as the New Age
Recent Examples on the Web What fountainhead of legal invention did that spring from? The Editorial Board, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022 The fountainhead of the culture remains Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, a place that is almost treated like a shrine for SoCal lowrider clubs. Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2021 The fountainhead for Chatwin’s and Herzog’s engrossing stories, of course, was their travels. Peter Gwin, National Geographic, 26 Aug. 2020 The ability to spend beyond its means has enabled the U.S. to fund its impressive military might, whether one views that power as the fountainhead of Pax Americana or the source of illegitimate military adventurism. Joshua Zoffer, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2020 The fountainhead of historian Bill Katz’s immersion in African-American culture was his father’s passion for jazz. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2019 Ownership passed down to the Sri Krishnabhoomi Trust, which is dominated by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological fountainhead of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, 9 Nov. 2019 The fountainhead of the historian Bill Katz’s immersion in African-American culture was his father’s passion for jazz. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2019 The North African nation on the Mediterranean Sea was the fountainhead of the 2011 Arab Spring protests, touched off by the self-immolation of a young fruit vendor. San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1

fountainhead

noun

1
as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided historically, California has served as the fountainhead of that eclectic group of self-actualization movements known as the New Age

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • source
  • cradle
  • fountain
  • origin
  • wellspring
  • spring
  • well
  • root
  • font
  • commencement
  • beginning
  • seedbed
  • genesis
  • inception
  • start
  • incipiency
  • nascence
  • day one
  • incipience
  • nascency
  • outset
  • dawn
  • launch
  • onset
  • threshold
  • kickoff
  • baseline
  • git-go
  • ground zero
  • morning
  • square one
  • first base
  • get-go
2
as in origin
the source from which something grows or develops a collection of lyrical ballads that became the fountainhead of a literary revolution

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • origin
  • root
  • beginning
  • germ
  • genesis
  • seed
  • start
  • fountain
  • origination
  • wellspring
  • inception
  • well
  • seedbed
  • font
  • commencement
  • spring
  • launch
  • outset
  • dawn
  • onset
  • creation
  • birth
  • incipiency
  • wellhead
  • inauguration
  • threshold
  • morning
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