Founding father
n. 开国者, 创立人
📖 牛津释义
founding father
1 person who establishes an institution, a popular movement, etc 创办机构、 发起民众运动等的人; 创始人
the founding fathers of modern linguistics 现代语言学的创始人.
2 Founding Father member of the body that in 1787 drew up the Constitution of the USA （1787年起草美国宪法的）制宪会议成员.
🧩 词语组成解析
founding
['faundiŋ]
n. [机] 铸造，熔铸;
v. 建造( found的现在分词);熔化;建立…的基础，以…为基础;
father
['fɑðɚ]
n. 父亲;祖先;（尤指天主教和东正教的）神父;天父;
vt. 成为父亲;创立（新思想）;创造;发明（新方法）;
🗣️ 情景例句
Hi, Tom. How are you doing?
喂，汤姆。你好吗？
I'm going to lend her two cans.
我要借给她两罐。
Portable boiling elements that can boil small quantities of water are useful when the right voltage of electricity is available.
如果有相配的电压，可以煮少量水的便携式热水装置是有用的。