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单词 fundamental
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fundamental
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When asked what the fundamental, or essential, principles of life are, a teenager might reply, "Breathe. Be a good friend. Eat chocolate. Get gas money."
Fundamental has its roots in the Latin word fundamentum, which means "foundation." So if something is fundamental, it is a key point or underlying issue — the foundation, if you will — that the thing is built upon. Teachers argue that math fundamentals include memorizing the times tables and understanding long division. Many people would also argue that math fundamentals should include knowing how to use a calculator and knowing where the calculator's extra batteries are kept.
WORD FAMILY
fundamental: fundamentalism, fundamentally, fundamentals+/fundamentalism: fundamentalisms, fundamentalist, fundamentalistic/fundamentalist: fundamentalists
USAGE EXAMPLES
So he pushed through what the New York Times called “the most fundamental alteration of its rules in more than a generation.”
Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017)
The two also will be learning the fundamentals of their jobs together.
Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)
In theory, progressives recognise the necessity of fundamental social change.
The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)
1adj serving as an essential component
an example that was fundamental to the argument
computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
Syn
cardinal, central, key, primal
important, of import
of great significance or value
2adj being or involving basic facts or principles
the fundamental laws of the universe
a fundamental incomatibility between them
Syn
rudimentary, underlying
basic
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
3adj far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred
the book underwent fundamental changes
committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance
Syn
profound
important, significant
important in effect or meaning
4n any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business
fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure
Hyper
factor
anything that contributes causally to a result
5n the lowest tone of a harmonic series
Syn|Hyper
first harmonic, fundamental frequency
harmonic
a tone that is a component of a complex sound
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