founder1
KK: [ˈfaʊndɚ]
DJ: [ˈfaundǝ]
n.
- 創立者；奠基者；締造者[C]
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He is the
founder of the club.
他是這個俱樂部的創始人。
辨析
founder2
KK: [ˈfaʊndɚ]
DJ: [ˈfaundǝ]
founder3
KK: [ˈfaʊndɚ]
DJ: [ˈfaundǝ]
vi.
- （船）浸水而沉沒
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The ship
foundered in the heavy seas.
這船在茫茫大海中沉沒了。
- （計畫、事業等）失敗；垮掉，崩潰
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Without their assistance the arrangement would have
foundered pretty quickly.
沒有他們的幫助這項安排早就落空了。
辨析
founder1
n.
a person who founds an institution or settlement.
Derivative
founder2
n.
the owner or operator of a foundry.
Etymology
ME: prob. from OFr. fondeur, from fondre (see found3).
founder3
v.
- (of a ship) fill with water and sink.
▸(of a plan or undertaking) fail.
- (of a horse) stumble or fall.
- chiefly N. Amer. (of a horse, pony, etc.) succumb to laminitis.
n.
chiefly N. Amer. laminitis in horses, ponies, etc.
Usage
The words founder and flounder are often confused. Founder means, in its general and extended use, ‘fail or come to nothing’, while flounder means ‘struggle; be in a state of confusion’.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. fondrer, esfondrer ‘submerge, collapse’, based on L. fundus ‘bottom, base’.
