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
was supposed to be made into a community center
原计划改成一个社区交谊中心
I ask him to tell me the truth about everything.
我要求他告诉我每件事的事实。
there is always something to do in connection with it, from finding the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts in reference books.
从为新增添的收藏品寻找摆放位置到核对参考书中的事实，总归有事可做。