bedrock

• اسم يدل على الصخر الصلب غير المتجوي الكامن تحت الرواسب السطحية، ويُستعمل مجازًا للإشارة إلى الأساس أو المبدأ الجوهري الذي تُبنى عليه أمور أخرى.

A noun referring to the solid, unweathered rock beneath surface soil deposits, or metaphorically to the fundamental principles from which other truths are derived.

غير معدود

1. Solid rock layerB2formal

   The solid, unweathered rock that lies beneath surface soil and other loose deposits.

   الصخر الأساس

   • The construction crew had to drill through the bedrock to lay the foundation.
   • Geologists studied the exposed bedrock along the riverbank.
   • The tunnel was carved directly into the solid bedrock.

   المرادفاتsubstratesubstratum

2. Fundamental principlesC1formal

   The basic, foundational principles or facts from which other truths or ideas are derived.

   الأساس

   • Trust is the bedrock of any strong relationship.
   • The constitution serves as the bedrock of the nation's legal system.
   • These core values are the bedrock of our company culture.

   المرادفاتbasiscorecornerstonefoundationgroundworkroot