basement

名词 basement:

1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
   同义词：cellar
2. the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

1. Thrift is the basement of richness.
   节约是富裕的基础。
2. Also they want to destroy the basement.
   他们也想摧毁地下室。
3. Pump out a flooded basement.
   把地下室里的水抽干
4. In the basement water streams down the walls.
   在地下室里，水顺着墙不断地流下来。

base.ment

n.（名词）
The substructure or foundation of a building.
建筑物的基础、根基
The lowest habitable story of a building, usually below ground level.
地下室：可居住的最低的建筑物楼层，通常在地平面以下
New England A public toilet, especially one in a school.
【新英格兰】 公共厕所：公共厕所，特别指学校中的公厕

来源：
Perhaps obsolete Dutch [foundation]
可能为 已废荷兰语 [基础]
possibly from Italian basamento [base of a column]
可能源自 意大利语 basamento [根基]
from basare [to found]
源自 basare [创立，建立]
from base [bottom]
源自 base [底部]
from Latin basis * see basis
源自 拉丁语 basis *参见 basis