Provided in the present invention are a thermosetting resin composition, a prepreg using same, a 
metal foil-cladded laminate, and a 
printed circuit board. The thermosetting resin composition comprises an 
epoxy resin, a phosphorous-containing 
bisphenol, and an ester curing agent having the structure of formula I. The present invention employs the ester curing agent having the structure of formula I and the phosphorous-containing 
bisphenol for co-curing of the 
epoxy resin, uses the phosphorous-containing 
bisphenol as a primary curing agent, provides a cured substance with great 
dielectric performance, high 
temperature resistance, and adhesion, also implements 
halogen-free 
flame retardation, combined with the ester curing agent of the structure of formula I, produces no polar groups such as a secondary hydroxyl, and significantly increases the 
glass transition temperature of the cured substance while ensuring great 
dielectric performance, and, with the cured substance containing a large amount of hydrophobic groups, significantly reduces the water 
absorption rate of the cured substance, thus increasing the stability of the 
dielectric constant and of the 
dielectric loss factor of the cured substance. The laminate manufactured and the 
metal foil-cladded laminate have great 
heat resistance, 
moisture resistance, peel strength, dielectric performance, and 
flame retardancy.