cornerstone

英 [ˈkɔːnəstəʊn]

美 [ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn]

n.  基石; 奠基石; 最重要部分; 基础; 柱石

复数：cornerstones　

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牛津词典

noun

• 基石；奠基石
  a stone at the corner of the base of a building, often laid in a special ceremony
• 最重要部分；基础；柱石
  the most important part of sth that the rest depends on
  1. This study is the cornerstone of the whole research programme.
     此项研究是整个研究计划的基础。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 基石;基础;最重要的部分
  Thecornerstone ofsomething is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends.
  1. Research is the corner-stone of the profession.
     研究是这一职业的基础。

英英释义

noun

• a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
• a stone in the exterior of a large and important building
• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
  1. the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
  Synonym:basisbasefoundationfundamentgroundwork

双语例句

• And I said that Europe remains the cornerstone of our engagement with the rest of the world.
  我说，欧洲依然是我们与世界其他地区进行接触的基石。
• Today, the human element remains a cornerstone of our success.
  直到今天，人的因素，仍然是我们成功的重要基石。
• The doctrine of surplus value is the cornerstone of Marx's economic theory.
  剩余价值学说是马克思经济理论的基石。
• This identity is the cornerstone of justice.
  合法身份是公正的基石。
• The nuclear force is a strategic cornerstone for safeguarding national sovereignty and security.
  核力量是维护国家主权和安全的战略基石。
• Therefore the diet profession also constituted each national important cornerstone.
  因此饮食行业也就构成了每个国家的重要经济支柱。
• Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development.
  贸易已成为我们增长和全球发展的基石。
• But they do not invalidate Mendel's insights, which have become the cornerstone of modern genetics.
  但是它们并没有让孟德尔的见解失效，相反，孟德尔的见解成为了现代遗传学的基石。
• A second plan soon supplanted the idea of paying farmers for not producing food and, indeed, became the cornerstone of national farm policy.
  第二项计划很快取代了对停止生产粮食的农民付给补助的办法，而且这项计划确实成了国家农业政策的基石。
• First, the United States'alliance relationships are the cornerstone of our regional involvement.
  首先，美国的同盟关系是我们进行地区参与的基石。