根底

こんてい
root
basis
foundation

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こんてい【根底】

*root

〖C〗《正式》［通例 the ～］.

▲The energy crisis shook the foundations of industry. エネルギー危機が産業を根底からゆさぶった

knock the bottom out of O 《やや略式》(考え・意見・計画など)の根底をくつがえす， …を台なしにする.

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こんてい【根底】

the root; the bottom; the foundation; the basis 《pl. bases》; the substratum 《pl. -ta》; the ground; 〔よりどころ〕 foundation(s).

●この理論は根底がしっかりしている. This theory is based on a firm foundation.

・彼の主張はその根底がぐらついてきた. The foundation of his assertions has become shaky.

●根底から radically; fundamentally; thoroughly; from the ground [bottom] up

・根底からの改変 a radical change

・現在の教育のあり方を根底から見直す reexamined the present education system thoroughly

・根底からくつがえる be overthrown; be undermined

・これまでの定説はこの新発見によって根底からくつがえされた. The past theory was [theories were] completely undermined [completely exploded, blown out of the water] by the new discovery.

・君の説は根底から誤っている. Your opinion is fundamentally wrong.

・内紛で同党は根底から動揺している. The party is being shaken to its foundations [turned upside-down] by internal discord.

・この体制は根底から変えなくてはだめだ. This system must be fundamentally changed.

●首相の誠実な人柄が現内閣への国民の信頼を根底で支えている. The prime minister's sincerity provides the backbone for public trust in the current cabinet. | Public trust for the current cabinet is based on the prime minister's personal sincerity.

●仏教思想がその教義の根底となっている. Buddhist thought underlies this doctrine.

●その理論の根底にあるのは宗教的信念である. What lies at the root of [behind] this theory is a religious conviction. | This theory is based on religious conviction.

・…の根底に横たわっている抜きがたい差別感 an ineradicable sense of discrimination which lies at the root of….

●両文明は根底のところではつながっている. The two civilizations share a common root.

●根底を成す form the basis 《of…》; be basic 《to…》

・根底を支える provide firm support [a strong basis] 《for a policy》

・社会の根底を揺るがすような大事件 a major incident that shakes the foundations of society

・これが彼の都市計画案の根底を流れる思想である. This is the concept that runs throughout [serves as a constant in] his urban planning proposal.