English Dictionary

fount

名詞

比喩的用法

Something from which water flows. / A device from which poultry may drink. / (figuratively) That from which something flows or proceeds; a source.

日本語の意味

泉・源泉：水が流れ出る場所や起点 / 噴水：水が装飾的に流れる装置 / 鶏など家禽用の給水装置：家禽が水を飲めるように設計された装置 / 比喩的な意味での源：物事が生じる起源や供給源

The old stone fount at the village square still provides cool water on summer afternoons.

村の広場にある古い石造りの噴水は、夏の午後でも冷たい水を供給し続けます。

意味（1）

Something from which water flows.

At the town-pump there were gathered when he passed a few old inhabitants, who came there for water whenever they had, as at present, spare time to fetch it, because it was purer from that original fount than from their own wells.

意味（2）

A device from which poultry may drink.

意味（3）

(figuratively) That from which something flows or proceeds; a source.

He is a real fount of knowledge!

founts （ plural ）