rudiments
noun /ˈruːdɪmənts/
/ˈruːdɪmənts/
[plural] (formal)- the rudiments (of something) the most basic or essential facts of a particular subject, skill, etc.
synonym basics基础;基本原理(或技能) - I spent two months acquiring the rudiments of the language.
我花了两个月的时间学习这门语言的基础知识。
词源mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin rudimentum, from rudis ‘unwrought’, on the pattern of elementum ‘element’. - I spent two months acquiring the rudiments of the language.