fount
/faʊnt/ (bre, ipa) · /faʊnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfau̇nt/ (ame, mw)
fount — noun
1. a person, thing, or place that offers a continuous and abundant supply of inform
a person, thing, or place that offers a continuous and abundant supply of information, wisdom, ideas, or stories about a specific topic — like a spring that never runs dry.
Professor Okafor was a fount of knowledge on ancient African civilizations.
fount of + abstract noun for a source
The town librarian was regarded as a fount of information about local history.
passive: regarded as a fount of
Grandmother Lin was a fount of stories about life in rural Taiwan in the 1950s.
This reference book is a fount of facts about the natural world.
The retired engineer became a fount of practical advice for the young trainees.
- source
more general, less literary; does not imply continuous supply
- wellspring
more poetic, emphasises emotional or creative abundance
- fountainhead
formal; stresses the original point of origin
文法句型
be a fount of + noun
be regarded as a fount of + noun
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in the singular. The phrase 'a fount of' is the core grammatical frame; the noun that follows is typically abstract (knowledge, wisdom, stories, ideas, information). Avoid using with concrete objects like water or liquid — that meaning belongs to 'fountain'.
常見錯誤
2. a complete set of printed letters, numbers, and symbols that share one specific
a complete set of printed letters, numbers, and symbols that share one specific style, used in books, on websites, or in printed materials. The more common spelling in modern English is 'font'.
The wedding invitations were printed in an elegant italic fount.
prepositional phrase: in + adjective + fount
The designer chose a bold sans-serif fount for the website headings.
adjective + fount: bold/sans-serif/italic/Gothic
This medieval manuscript was written in a Gothic fount that is hard to read today.
The children's book uses a large, clear fount so young readers can follow easily.
Mei-Lin experimented with several different founts before settling on one for the poster.
文法句型
adjective + fount
in/with + adjective + fount
choose/pick/use + fount
用法筆記
This is the British English spelling; the American English equivalent is 'font'. In both varieties, 'font' is now the more common spelling even in the UK for digital typefaces. You may encounter 'fount' mostly in older British printed materials or traditional typography contexts.