wellspring
noun[S]
literaryuk/ˈwel.sprɪŋ/us/ˈwel.sprɪŋ/theplacesomething comes from orstartsat, or thecauseof something:
源头;源泉the wellspring of thecreativespirit创新精神的源泉
Synonym
source
Origins and sources
- bases
- be a recipe for disaster, trouble, success, etc.idiom
- beginning
- birth
- birthplace
- born
- breeding ground
- emanate from/throughsomething/someone
- fount
- fountainhead
- gateway drug
- genesis
- hail
- originate
- paternity
- provenance
- recipe
- root
- seed
- son