cornerstone
英 [ˈkɔːnəstəʊn]
美 [ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn]
n. 基石; 奠基石; 最重要部分; 基础; 柱石
复数:cornerstones
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- This study is the cornerstone of the whole research programme.
此项研究是整个研究计划的基础。
- This study is the cornerstone of the whole research programme.
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.- Research is the corner-stone of the profession.
研究是这一职业的基础。
- Research is the corner-stone of the profession.
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
- the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
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。