cornerstone

英 [ˈkɔːnəstəʊn]

美 [ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn]

n. 基石; 奠基石; 最重要部分; 基础; 柱石

Collins.1 / BNC.13995 / COCA.9822

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。

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。

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

Last month it established a department that looks set to become a cornerstone of UK management education.
上个月，该院又成立了一个新的部门，后者似乎将成为英国管理教育的一块奠基石。
A cornerstone of the quality management system is the control of documents.
质量管理体系的基石是文件的控制。
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。
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。
Parliament has survived as an unshakeable cornerstone of our constitution and our way of life.
议会已经成为不可动摇的基石，存在于我们的宪法和生活方式中。
The presence or absence of market power has become the cornerstone of modern antitrust analysis.
市场势力的存在或丧失已经成为现代反垄断分析的基础。
Companies approach to development: technology is the cornerstone of the survival and development.
公司的发展方针是：科技是生存和发展的基石。
The basic-level police department is the pillar and cornerstone of the country's policing work.
摘要基层警察机构是整个国家警务工作的支柱和基石。
This identity is the cornerstone of justice.
合法身份是公正的基石。
The education fair is the cornerstone of social justice.
教育公平是社会公正的基石。