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serious and very important; affecting the most central and important parts of something 十分重大的；根本的 the fundamental principles of scientific method 科学方法的基本原则 You have a fundamental right to privacy. 你有基本的隐私权。 a fundamental question/problem/issue 基本问题/难题/议题 a question of fundamental importance 首要问题 This principle is absolutely fundamental. 这项原则绝对重要。 There is a fundamental difference between the two points of view. 这两个观点有根本区别。 A fundamental change in the organization of health services was required. 公共医疗在组织上需要一个根本性的变革。
Extra ExamplesI think they made a very fundamental mistake. 我认为他们犯了一个根本性的错误。 An open system of criminal justice is a fundamental requirement of any democratic society. 开放的刑事审判制度是任何民主社会必不可少的。 Living without war is a fundamental freedom. 在没有战争的情况下生活是最基本的自由。 The fundamental dilemma remains: in a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance? 基本的矛盾仍未消除：在宽容的社会里，我们应不应该容忍狭隘 ?
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central; forming the necessary basis of something 基础的；基本的 - fundamental to something
Hard work is fundamental to success. 勤奋工作是成功的基础。 - fundamental for something
Low interest rates are fundamental for growth. 低利率对增长极其重要。
Extra ExamplesWe consider these freedoms fundamental to democracy. 我们认为这些自由权利是民主的基础。 Improved funding is fundamental to the success of the project. 获得更多的资金对这一项目的成败至关重要。
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physics 物理 forming the source or base from which everything else is made; not able to be divided any further 基本的；不能再分的 a fundamental particle 基本粒子
Word Originlate Middle English: from French fondamental, or late Latin fundamentalis, from Latin fundamentum, from fundare ‘to found’.