founder

/ˈfaʊndə/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

创始人;创立者;(计划等)失败;(船)沉没

释义与例句

n. 创始人;创立者
a person who establishes an organization, institution, or settlement
  1. She is the founder of a charity that supports young carers.
    她是一家支持年轻照护者的慈善机构的创始人。
  2. The company's founder still serves on its board.
    该公司的创始人仍在其董事会任职。
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  1. The museum displays portraits of its founders in the main hall.
    博物馆在主厅陈列着其创办者的肖像。
v. (计划等)失败;(船)沉没
to fail because of a particular problem, or fill with water and sink
  1. The talks foundered on disagreements over funding.
    谈判因资金方面的分歧而陷入失败。
  2. Their business foundered during the economic downturn.
    他们的企业在经济衰退期间倒闭了。
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  1. The ship foundered off the rocky coast during the storm.
    那艘船在暴风雨中于岩石密布的海岸附近沉没。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 found 表“创办”时变化为 found—founded—founded;founder 可指“创始人”,作动词另表“失败、沉没”。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • co-founder 联合创始人
    可数名词,指与他人共同创办机构或企业的人,常用 co-founder of sth。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • found 创建;创办
    found 作动词原形表示“创建”,过去式为 founded;founder 作名词表示创始人,也可作另一个动词表示失败或沉没。found 同时还是 find 的过去式和过去分词,须根据句法判断,不能一概理解为“创建”。
    They hope to found a new research centre next year. 他们希望明年创办一个新的研究中心。
常见搭配
  • the founder of ……的创始人
    The article profiles the founder of the social enterprise. 这篇文章介绍了这家社会企业的创始人。
  • a founder member 创始成员
    He is a founder member of the professional association. 他是这个专业协会的创始成员。
  • founder on 因……而失败
    The negotiations foundered on the issue of border controls. 谈判因边境管制问题而破裂。