underpinnings
n. 基础; [矿业] 支柱(underpinning的复数形式)
If one thing underpins another, it helps the other thing to continue or succeed by supporting and strengthening it.
...mystical themes that underpin all religions...
支撑所有宗教的神秘主题
...the beliefs underpinning contemporary art.
支撑现代艺术的一些观念
It is religion with tough ethical underpinnings that get lost in translation.
它是有严格道德基础规范,但往往在翻译中遗漏了.
The underpinnings were not adequate to hold the house up.
屋基不足以承受住这所房子的压力.
Personally, I find its philosophical and scientific underpinnings far from persuasive.
就个人而言, 我认为这种分析的哲学和科学基础都远不能令人信服.
With underpinnings like that, he ought to be able to win in the Marathon.
他有那样一双腿应该在马拉松比赛中获胜的.
The crash has forced professional investors and academics to question the theoretical underpinnings of modern finance.
这次金融危机迫使一些职业投资者和专家学者质疑当代金融的理论基础.