founding father

英 [ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑːðə(r)]

美 [ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑːðər]

n.  (运动、机构或思想的)创建人，发起人，元勋; (1787年参加制订美国宪法的)制宪元勋

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牛津词典

noun

• （运动、机构或思想的）创建人，发起人，元勋
  a person who starts or develops a new movement, institution or idea
• （1787年参加制订美国宪法的）制宪元勋
  a member of the group of people who wrote the Constitution of the US in 1787

柯林斯词典

• 开创者;提出者;创立人
  Thefounding fatherof an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it.
• 开国者，制宪元勋(美国宪法的起草者)
  TheFounding Fathersof the United States were the members of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787.

英英释义

noun

• a person who founds or establishes some institution
  1. George Washington is the father of his country
  Synonym:founderbeginnerfather

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