firm foundation

基本解释

Building from this firm foundation we can now attempt to answer the question by asking, what do we know about the nature of reality?
从这个坚实的基础出发我们现在能试图来回答这个问题。我们要问，我们对真实的本质了解多少？
Both countries are developing bilateral relations in the principles of mutual trust, equality and mutual benefit; therefore such relations enjoy a firm foundation.
中南以相互信任和平等互利的原则发展双边关系，因而两国关系的基础是牢固的。
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By the time humans came around, evolution had forged a pretty firm foundation for a moral sense.
当人类出现时，进化过程已经在其身上建立了道德感的牢固基础。

a vision of America where growth is not based on real estate bubbles or overleveraged banks, but on a firm foundation of investments in energy, education and health care that will lead to a real and lasting prosperity,"

To build a building, you need a competent architect, a viable architectural plan, and a firm foundation.
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That has to be seen as building the base of the recovery out from a firm foundation.
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As in any relationship, trust is built on a firm foundation of communication.
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