wellspring

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
  2. A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource. figuratively
    — We’re so often taught to simply believe in ourselves—to trust our instincts—that to see a narrative in which second-guessing oneself and refusing one’s deepest impulses is a potential wellspring of charity and good is, in itself, noteworthy.

词形变化

wellsprings plural

词源

From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.
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