Tra từ fundamental - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fun·da·men·tal AW [fundamental fundamentals] adjective, noun BrE [ˌfʌndəˈmentl] NAmE [ˌfʌndəˈmentl]
adjective
1. serious and very important; affecting the most central and important parts of sth
Syn: ↑basic
• There is a fundamental difference between the two points of view.
• A fundamental change in the organization of health services was required.
•a question of fundamental importance
2. ~ (to sth) central; forming the necessary basis of sth
Syn: ↑essential
• Hard work is fundamental to success.
3. only before noun (physics)forming the source or base from which everything else is made; not able to be divided any further
•a fundamental particle

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from French fondamental, or late Latin fundamentalis, from Latin fundamentum, from fundare ‘to found’.

Thesaurus:
fundamental adj.
•Living without war is a fundamental freedom.
basic • • essential • • radical • • ultimate • • underlying • • elementary • |formal rudimentary •
fundamental/basic to sth
a/an fundamental/basic/essential/radical/underlying difference/distinction
a/an fundamental/basic/essential/elementary/underlying rule/principle
a/an fundamental/basic/essential/underlying assumption/aim/problem/cause/reason/need/weakness

Example Bank:
•I think they made a very fundamental mistake.
•Improved funding is fundamental to the success of the project.
•Low interest rates are fundamental for growth.
•This principle is absolutely fundamental.
•We consider these freedoms fundamental to democracy.
•An open system of criminal justice is a fundamental requirement of any democratic society.
•Living without war is a fundamental freedom.
•The fundamental dilemma remains: in a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance?
•This is a question of fundamental importance.

noun usually plural
a basic rule or principle; an essential part
•the fundamentals of modern physics
• He taught me the fundamentals of the job.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from French fondamental, or late Latin fundamentalis, from Latin fundamentum, from fundare ‘to found’.