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单词 bedrock
释义 bedrock
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: bed (I) + rock
1. : the solid rock underlying the soil and other unconsolidated materials or appearing at the surface where these are absent — called also ledge
2.
 a. : lowest point : nadir, minimum : least quantity
  < his resources were at bedrock >
 b. : basis, foundation
  < a bedrock of elementary learning on which an intermediate teacher could build >
  : basic situation or consideration after matters adventitious have been stripped away
II. adjective
: stripped of nonessential matter obscuring or adorning : basic, fundamental : solid, factual
 < the great advantage of reality is its hard, bedrock, concrete quality — Lionel Trilling >
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