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founder

UK //ˈfaʊn.dər//US //ˈfaʊn.dɚ//

词源

源自中古英语 'foundour',来自古法语 'fondateur',最终源于拉丁语 'fundator',意为'建立者',与 'fundare'(建立)相关。

noun

❶ 创始人,指建立或创办某个组织、公司或机构的人。通常用于描述企业的创立者或某项事业的发起人。

“Steve Jobs was the founder of Apple Inc.”

(史蒂夫·乔布斯是苹果公司的创始人。)

“The founder of this charity has helped thousands of people.”

(这家慈善机构的创始人已经帮助了成千上万的人。)

同义词:creator, originator, pioneer

verb

❶ 失败或沉没,尤指船只因进水或其他原因而沉没。也可比喻计划或企业因问题而失败。

“The ship foundered in the storm and sank to the bottom of the ocean.”

(这艘船在风暴中沉没,沉入海底。)

“Their business foundered due to poor management.”

(他们的企业因管理不善而倒闭。)

同义词:sink, fail, collapse

常见短语

founder's syndrome — 创始人综合症,指企业创始人在公司成长后难以适应变化,导致管理问题的情况。

“The company struggled with founder's syndrome after the original CEO refused to delegate.”

(由于原CEO拒绝放权,公司陷入了创始人综合症的困境。)