foundation stone

英 [faʊnˈdeɪʃn stəʊn]

美 [faʊnˈdeɪʃn stoʊn]

n.  基石，奠基石(重要公共建筑奠基典礼时放置)

牛津词典

noun

• 基石，奠基石（重要公共建筑奠基典礼时放置）
  a large block of stone that is put at the base of an important new public building in a special ceremony
  1. to lay the foundation stone of the new museum
     为新建博物馆奠基

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (常指建筑物奠基典礼时放置的)基石,奠基石
  Afoundation stoneis a large block of stone built into a large public building near the bottom. It is often involved in a ceremony for the opening of the building, and has writing on it recording this.
  1. The Princess of Wales laid the foundation stone for the extension to the Cathedral.
     威尔士王妃为大教堂的扩建奠基。

in AM, use 美国英语用cornerstone


• N-COUNT (存在或成功的)根基，根本
  Thefoundation stoneofsomething is the basic, important thing which its existence or success depends on.
  1. ...these foundation stones of the future: education, training, research, development.
     决定未来的一些根基：教育、培训、研究和发展

英英释义

noun

• a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building

双语例句

• With the laying of the foundation stone of the new CAD Headquarters today by the Chief Secretary, we have passed an important milestone of the project.
  今天承蒙政务司司长主持民航处新总部奠基仪式，标志这项工程的重要里程碑。
• The foundation stone function of literature in artistic creation& On the importance of literature cultivation to TV presenters
  文学在艺术创造中的基石作用&谈文学修养对电视主持人的重要性
• Development jointly with our partner is our foundation stone.
  共同发展，是我们对待伙伴关系的基点。
• The Lord Mayor was to have laid the foundation stone but he was taken ill last night so the Lady Mayoress is doing it instead.
  市长大人原订要来行奠基礼，可他昨天晚间病了，所以市长夫人替他代行。
• A foundation stone was laid on day two for a new cinema palace planned for 2011.
  第二日，计划于2011年落成的新电影宫举行了奠基仪式。
• To the poetical theorists of Xinyue school, the discussion on poetry essence is the most important strategy and the main foundation stone to construct their system of poetry theory.
  诗歌本质论是新月派诗论家们构建其理论体系的首要战略与重要奠石。
• Extremely low short-term interest rates in the US are sharply eroding the functioning of the government repurchase or repo market, a foundation stone for the financial system and trading Treasury debt.
  美国极低的短期利率水平正大幅侵蚀着政府回购机能，即回购市场，这一市场是金融体系和美国国债交易的基石。
• A grand foundation stone laying ceremony for Asian Packaging Center Edifice was held yesterday.
  亚包大厦奠基仪式昨在钱江新城隆重举行。
• The Old Testament is the foundation stone in the religion of the Jews-the Muslims and Christians.
  旧约是犹太人的宗教的基石-穆斯林和基督徒。
• Rationally, we know that reading is the foundation stone of all education, and therefore an essential underpinning of the knowledge economy.
  从理性角度来说，我们理解阅读是所有教育的基石，因而也是知识经济必要的支撑。