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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Second, make fairness a cornerstone of policies for international health development.
  其次，使公平成为国际卫生发展政策的基石。
• 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。
• 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。