立足

• 拼音: lì zú
• 汉字拆解: 立 = 立 (to stand); 足 = 口 + 止 (foot/sufficiency)

含义

To gain or maintain a foothold; to establish a stable base; to base one's actions or arguments on a particular standpoint.

Used both literally (to find a place to stand) and figuratively to describe establishing oneself in a market, society, or profession, or grounding an argument in a particular principle. Common in business, academic, and political discourse.

例句

1. 这家初创公司凭借差异化服务，成功在竞争激烈的市场中立足。
2. 文章立足于实际调研数据，对当前政策效果进行了客观评估。
3. 在海外立足并非易事，需要深入了解当地文化与商业规则。

用法指南

语境: business, academia, immigration, strategic positioning

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 公司计划先在东南亚市场立足，再逐步拓展至欧美地区。(The company plans to first establish a foothold in the Southeast Asian market before gradually expanding to Europe and America.)
• 这篇论文立足于后殖民主义视角，重新解读了十九世纪的贸易史料。(This paper grounds itself in a post-colonial perspective to reinterpret nineteenth-century trade historical records.)

错误说法

• 将'立足'用于纯粹的身体姿势描述 — 描述实际站立动作应用'站稳'或'站立'，立足多用于比喻性的安身、扎根含义

起源与历史

立 (to stand/establish) + 足 (foot/foothold)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal