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

• Information on births and deaths by age, sex and cause is the cornerstone of public health planning.
  按照年龄、性别和原因分类的出生和死亡信息，是制定公共卫生规划的基石。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• More importantly, this approach will continue to be a cornerstone of banking IT architecture for the foreseeable future.
  更为重要的是，在可以预见的将来，这个方法将继续担当银行IT基础设施的基础角色。
• 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。
• 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。