名詞 basement:

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

1. Thrift is the basement of richness.
   節(jié)約是富裕的基礎(chǔ)。
2. Also they want to destroy the basement.
   他們也想摧毀地下室。
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，水順著墻不斷地流下來。

base.ment

n.（名詞）
The substructure or foundation of a building.
建筑物的基礎(chǔ)、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樓層，通常在地平面以下
New England A public toilet, especially one in a school.
【新英格蘭】 公共廁所：公共廁所，特別指學(xué)校中的公廁

來源：
Perhaps obsolete Dutch [foundation]
可能為 已廢荷蘭語 [基礎(chǔ)]
possibly from Italian basamento [base of a column]
可能源自 意大利語 basamento [根基]
from basare [to found]
源自 basare [創(chuàng)立，建立]
from base [bottom]
源自 base [底部]
from Latin basis * see basis
源自 拉丁語 basis *參見 basis