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单词 fount
释义
fount
noun
uk
/faʊnt/us
/faʊnt/

fountnoun(SOURCE)

the fount of all knowledge, gossip, wisdom, etc.
literaryorhumorous
thepersonorplacefrom which allinformationon aparticularsubjectcomes:
一切知识／谣言／智慧（等等）的源头
He'srenownedas the fount of allknowledgeon thedisease.他以对这种疾病研究得非常透彻而知名。
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fountnoun(LETTERS)

UK
a set oflettersandsymbolsin aparticulardesignandsize:
The new fount iseasiertoreadon acompactpage.
I usually use Times NewRomanfount for myessays.
Synonym
font(LETTERS)
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  • Avarietyoftypefounts arepossibleon thisprinter.
  • Printerscontinuedto useoldGothicfounts forballads.
  • Times Modern founttakesthetraditionallinesof theexistingTimes NewRomanand gives themsharpangulardetails.
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(Definition offountfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
fount
noun
literaryorhumorous
uk
/faʊnt/us
/faʊnt/
the fount of all knowledge, gossip, wisdom, etc.
thepersonorplacefrom which allinformationon aparticularsubjectcomes
一切知识／谣言／智慧（等等）的源头
He'srenownedas the fount of allknowledgeon thedisease.他以对这种疾病研究得非常透彻而知名。

Examplesoffount

fount
He assured voters that he himself is 'thefountof democracy'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Importantly, the arguments for mandator y, parent-funded insurance schemes still rely on the samefountof argument that supports wrongful life liability without pooled risk.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Metals considered in the present review are in boldfount.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But he needed a cultural counterweight, a secular institution of equal prestige as afountof knowledge and values.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A primaryfountof the new style, vocally and rhythmically, was the music of the sanctified churches.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the sequence above the hard-soft characteristics are indicated by different founts (hard in roman, borderline in bold, and soft in italicized style).
From theCambridge English Corpus
They were regarded simultaneously as the potential founts of hygienic knowledge and as the perpetrators of medical ignorance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Venerated as afountof communal identity, cherished as a precious and endangered resource, yesterday became less and less like today.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The images of kingship from time immemorial, of the monarch as warrior prince,fountof justice, or protector of the church, conveyed an authority which no ruler could surrender.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The general strike was condemned by the highestfountof authority.
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Nobody else can undo thefountof honour.
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Are we to assume that local authorities are thefountof all wisdom when they make such orders?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is a democratic assumption, and it is that it is the people of this country who are thefountof all authority.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We certainly do not profess to hold a monopoly on thefountof wisdom on this matter.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I repeat that they must be thefountof power, because their sovereignty stems from the people.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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