founding father
noun /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑːðə(r)/
/ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑːðər/
- (formal) a person who starts or develops a new movement, institution or idea
（运动、机构或思想的）创建人，发起人，元勋 - one of the founding fathers of modern psychology
现代心理学的创始人之一
- one of the founding fathers of modern psychology
- Founding Fathera member of the group of people who wrote the Constitution of the US in 1787
（1787 年参加制定美国宪法的）制宪元勋 CultureThe best-known Founding Fathers of the US are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams and James Madison.