underpinning
noun[CorU]
architectureformalorspecializeduk/ˈʌn.dəˌpɪn.ɪŋ/us/ˈʌn.dɚˌpɪn.ɪŋ/support,strength, or thebasicstructureof something:
基础，根基After a while, wefoundourselvesquestioningthespiritualandphilosophicalunderpinning of the American way oflife.一段时间后，我们发现自己对美国生活方式的精神和哲学基础产生了怀疑。
He has thecapacitytounderstandthetheoreticalunderpinnings thataffectaction.
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underpin
- This was acasethat had nolegalorfactualunderpinnings.
- She isconvincedthatautismhasbiologicalunderpinnings.
- Somematerialmight not behotenough tomeltsteelunderpinnings of abuilding.
Being based on or depending on something
- as the case might bephrase
- basesomethingonsomething
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- egg
- footing
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- rest withsomeone
- result fromsomething
- ride
- ride onsomething/someone
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- understanding
- wake