founding father
noun [ C ] uk/ˌfaʊn.dɪŋ ˈfɑː.ðər/ us/ˌfaʊn.dɪŋ ˈfɑː.ðɚ/
(also Founding Father)（美国的）奠基者
one of a group of men who started the United States as a country and wrote its constitution
Unlike many of the other Founding Fathers, Adams wasn't born into a family of financial means. 和其他美国的奠基者们不同，亚当斯并没有出生在殷实的家庭。
（重要机构或思想的）创建者，开创者
someone who establishes an important organization or idea
Alan Newell was the founding father of artificial intelligence. 艾伦•纽厄尔是人工智能理论的创始人。