No. 1,241 in Japanese
ベース
"ベース" (bēsu) means "base" or "basis," and can also refer to "bass" in music.
In a sentence
私たちの議論はデータに基づくベースで進められました。
Our discussion proceeded on a data-based basis.
In this sentence, 'ベース' is used to mean 'basis' or 'foundation,' indicating that the discussion is fundamentally grounded on data.
彼はベースギターを演奏しています。
He is playing the bass guitar.
Here, 'ベース' refers to the musical instrument 'bass,' abbreviated from 'bass guitar' in Katakana.
このソースはトマトをベースにして作られています。
This sauce is made based on tomatoes.
In this context, 'ベース' signifies the principal ingredient or the main component of a recipe or an item, which is tomato in this case.
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