单词 | fundamentally |
释义 | fundamentally (once / 2127 pages) adv The word fundamentally isn’t fun, exactly, but it does describe things that are true through and through. Vegetarians and meat eaters often have fundamentally different ideas about what makes a healthy meal. Anything fundamental has to do with the foundation or bare bones of something. Similarly, anything described fundamentally is getting down to the essence. Lying is fundamentally dishonest. If something is fundamentally wrong, don’t do it! If you and your dad have fundamentally different opinions about restaurants, it’s better to make dinner at home. This word means about the same as basically or essentially. If something is fundamentally true, it's true in a deep sense. WORD FAMILYfundamental: fundamentalism, fundamentally, fundamentals+/fundamentalism: fundamentalisms, fundamentalist, fundamentalistic/fundamentalist: fundamentalists USAGE EXAMPLESBut on Nato, protectionism, climate change, Islam and much else, they differ fundamentally. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Fundamentally, the two countries are destined to be at odds, because they view the world through different lenses. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Yet, despite the temporal coincidence and surface similarities, I believe the election of Trump is fundamentally different from what is occurring in Europe. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) adv in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature Syn basically, essentially |
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