bedrock
The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surfaceThe solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.
» Education is the bedrock of civilization.
Образование — это основа цивилизации.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.
anstehendes Gestein, Grundgestein, Muttergestein
коренна́я поро́даkorennája poróda, коренна́я подстила́ющая поро́даkorennája podstilájuščaja poróda, бе́дрокbɛ́drok
solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A basis or foundation.
If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.
Grundlage, Basis, Fundament
(Internet, countable, uncountable)The bones.
Examples
23 sentencesEducation is the bedrock of civilization.
ruОбразование — это основа цивилизации.
I think that we hit bedrock.
Trust is the bedrock of cooperation.
Hope is the bedrock of this nation.
Love is the bedrock of my life.
Translations
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Origin
From bed (“a layer on top of which something else rests.”) + rock.From bed (“a layer on top of which something else rests.”) + rock.
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Forms
plural: bedrocksSynonyms
4 synonyms- principles from which other truths can be derived:fundamentalsbasicsfundamental principlebasic principle
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable