cornerstone
英 [ˈkɔːnəstəʊn]
美 [ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn]
n. 基石; 奠基石; 最重要部分; 基础; 柱石
复数:cornerstones
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- This study is the cornerstone of the whole research programme.
此项研究是整个研究计划的基础。
- This study is the cornerstone of the whole research programme.
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.- Research is the corner-stone of the profession.
研究是这一职业的基础。
- Research is the corner-stone of the profession.
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
- the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
双语例句
- 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。 - This identity is the cornerstone of justice.
合法身份是公正的基石。 - Thinking about, and planning, the architecture and workflow is the cornerstone for building a successful automation framework.
构想和规划架构和工作流,这是构建一个成功的自动化框架的基础。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。