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wellspring

/wel-spring/US // ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ //UK // (ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ) //

井泉,井源,井喷,泉眼

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead.
    • : a source or supply of anything, especially when considered inexhaustible: a wellspring of affection.

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Examples

  • That country, where these paintings were exhibited in 2018, also seems to be the wellspring of the artist’s imagery.

  • As Brooks has written, “The wellspring of all questions is wonder and curiosity and a capacity for delight.”

  • It’s another to be responsible for the entire meal yourself, with Wi-Fi as your only link to that wellspring of knowledge.

  • Nor should our recognition of Edward Snowden occasion our rejection of peace and joy as a wellspring of our lives.

  • Mexico, Mexico City in particular, has been a wellspring for the global art world for a while.

  • Jeffress was of course tapping into a wellspring of anti-Mormon prejudice in the culture.

  • Holy men have a wellspring of pity in their hearts, to which ordinary men are total strangers.

  • She could dam up the wellspring of her impulses, walk steadfast along the accustomed ways.

  • The famous Minerva press was the first mighty wellspring whence gushed the broad and rapid torrent of cheap fiction.

  • The Sclav race is a rich poetic wellspring, but it depends upon what one means by poetry.

  • Like a Strong Silent Man he held in that wellspring of champagne and mercury until many many years later.