bedrock
US
UK the bedrock of [sth] n: figurative (solid foundation)
SC 根基，根底，基础，基本事实 gēn jī，gēn dǐ，jī chǔ，jī běn shì shí
TC 基礎，基本事實
TC 基礎，基本事實
My wife and children are the bedrock of my life; I don't know what I would do without them.
我的妻子和孩子是我生活的根本，如果没有他们，我不知道该做什么。
bedrock n: (geology: solid rock) (地质学)
SC 基岩 jī yán
Bedrock is a layer of solid rock beneath the surface of the Earth.