rudiments

ru·di·ments /ˈruːdəmənts/ noun [plural]

formalSIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATED the most basic parts of a subject, which you learn first 〔某学科的〕基础（部分），入门 SYN basics

rudiments of

the rudiments of windsurfing

帆板运动入门

Examples from the Corpus

rudiments• And he was now teaching young Patsy, unbeknownst to his elder brothers, the rudiments of the noble art of self-defence.• It turned out he had had the rudiments of classicism flogged into him as a schoolboy.• The left alone has the rudiments of a comprehensive rational critique which could challenge it.• Her first pupils all now knew the rudiments of typing.• It was here that I had to learn the rudiments of technique.• Oscar De La Hoya was learning the rudiments of seven-card stud poker.• So, the rudiments of the game are securely locked in.• Or sit in a tiny planetarium for an introduction to the rudiments of stellar navigation.

rudiments of• Coach Phillips taught me the rudiments of the game.

Origin rudiments

(1500-1600) Latin rudimentum “beginning”, from rudis; → RUDE

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