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

It seems to be a cornerstone of our psychology and culture.
这似乎是我们心理学和文化的一条基本原则。
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。
And a cornerstone of that effort must be a rigorously enforced intellectual property regime.
而这方面工作的基石，是对知识产权制度的严格执行。
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。
The self-managed team is the cornerstone of Scrum and all Agile software development.
自管理团队是Scrum和所有敏捷软件开发方法的基础。
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。
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。
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。
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。
This identity is the cornerstone of justice.
合法身份是公正的基石。