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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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。

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。
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 education fair is the cornerstone of social justice.
教育公平是社会公正的基石。
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。
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。
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。
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 founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality.
我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。
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。