fount

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fount /faʊnt/ noun  the fount of all knowledge/wisdom etc literaryCOME FROM/ORIGINATE the place, person, idea etc that all knowledge, wisdom etc comes from 一切知识/智慧等的源泉 SYN source

Examples from the Corpus

fount• The monarch was also entitled, as the fount of Justice, to the profits of his lawcourts.• The mental powers, which made that spiritual quest possible, were the fount of human uniqueness - not a cosmic position.• The traditional founts of charity, the church and the local gentry, had dried up.Origin fount (1500-1600) fountain

fount nounChinese  

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fount
fount /faʊnt/ nounthe fount of all knowledge/wisdom etc literary the place, person, idea etc that all knowledge, wisdom etc comes from
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fountBrE /faʊnt/ 🔊NAmE /faʊnt/ 🔊 noun~ (of sth) (literary or humorous) the place where sth important comes from （重要事物的）来源，根源，源泉 SYN source ◆She treats him as if he were the fount of all knowledge. 她把他当成无所不晓。🔊🔊