English Dictionary

bedrock

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞 比喩的用法

(uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion.

日本語の意味

地質学や採鉱、工学、建設などで用いられる、地表下に自然な状態で存在する固体の岩石、すなわち「岩盤」。 / 風化や侵食で運ばれるのではなく、その場に固定された岩石。

Before constructing the foundation, engineers drilled to confirm that the bedrock was continuous and free of fractures.

基礎を施工する前に、技術者は基岩が連続していて亀裂がないことを確認するために掘削を行った。

意味（1）

(uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion.

The denudation of the land was upon a grand scale. All superficial accumulations were swept away, and the bedrock was exposed.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A basis or foundation.

If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.

bedrocks （ plural ）