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单词 wellspring
释义 wellspring
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English welle spring, from Old English wyllspring, welspring, from wylle, welle well + spring
1. : a source of continual supply or emanation
 < our colleges … are wellsprings of humanistic and scientific learning — A.W.Griswold >
 < understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly — Prov 16:22 (Authorized Version) >
2. : fountainhead 1
 < water … drawn recently from a wellspring — J.D.Chambers >
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