rudiments
n. 初步,入門; 基本原理( rudiment的名詞複數 ); 雛形; 萌芽; 退化器官
When you learn the rudiments of something, you learn the simplest or most essential things about it.
She helped to build a house, learning the rudiments of brick-laying as she went along.
她參與了蓋房子,並在施工過程中學習了砌磚的基本技巧。
1. a statement of fundamental facts or principles
Here he had the opportunity of learning at least the rudiments of freestoneworking.
在這兒,他至少有機會學一學用自由砂石作原料而工作的初步知識.
He mastered only the rudiments of geometry.
他僅僅掌握了幾何的入門知識.
Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of mathematics are mastered gradually with effort.
此類研究表明:數學基礎是經過逐漸努力後掌握的.
He advised my attending certain places in London for the acquisition of rudiments as I wanted.
他建議我到倫敦某幾個地方去見識見識,獲得一點我所欠缺的入門知識.
I taught myself the rudiments of printing.
我自學了印刷的基本知識.