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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A strong, integrated health information system is the cornerstone of an optimal health system.
  强大的综合性卫生信息系统是最佳卫生系统的基石。
• 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。