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ADJ-GRADED
基本的;根本的;主要的;基礎的
You use fundamental to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or essential. They affect the basic nature of other things or are the most important element upon which other things depend.
例句
Our constitution embodies all the fundamental principles of democracy...
我們的憲法體現了民主的所有基本原則。
A fundamental human right is being withheld from these people...
這些人被剝奪了一項最基本的人權。
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ADJ-GRADED
根本性的;固有的;根深蒂固的
You use fundamental to describe something which exists at a deep and basic level, and is therefore likely to continue.
例句
But on this question, the two leaders have very fundamental differences...
但在這個問題上，兩位領導人有著根本性的分歧。
Amnesty says there are fundamental flaws in their military justice system.
國際特赦組織稱他們的軍事司法體系存在著根本性的缺陷。
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ADJ
必需的;不可或缺的
If one thing is fundamental to another, it is absolutely necessary to it, and the second thing cannot exist, succeed, or be imagined without it.
例句
He believes better relations with China are fundamental to the well-being of the area...
他相信和中國建立更加良好的關系對這一地區的繁榮發展至關重要。
The method they pioneered remains fundamental to research into the behaviour of nerve cells.
他們首創的方法在神經細胞活動的研究中一直是不可或缺的。
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ADJ
最根本的;最重要的
You can use fundamental to show that you are referring to what you consider to be the most important aspect of a situation, and that you are not concerned with less important details.
例句
The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention...
最根本的問題在于他們無法分清現實和虛構。
It was not simply a practical matter, but a fundamental question of principle.
那不僅僅是個實際問題，更是一個根本性的原則問題。
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ADJ
(研究)基礎性的
Fundamental research into a subject is concerned with gaining knowledge about the subject itself, rather than its practical aspects.
例句
Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.
行業領袖希望科學家從事基礎性研究，而非應用性研究。