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

• The cornerstone of the Association's commitment to ethical business practices and consumer service is its Code of Ethics.
  协会的承诺对道德商业惯例和消费者服务作为它的品行规范。
• But quantum physics has shattered some of our cornerstone beliefs.
  但是，量子理论已经打碎了我们信仰的基石。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 cornerstone of this comprehensive project is education and vocational training.
  这项全面性计划是以教育及职业训练为基础。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。