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

• 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。
• 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。
• The doctrine of surplus value is the cornerstone of Marx's economic theory.
  剩余价值学说是马克思经济理论的基石。
• 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。
• A second plan soon supplanted the idea of paying farmers for not producing food and, indeed, became the cornerstone of national farm policy.
  第二项计划很快取代了对停止生产粮食的农民付给补助的办法，而且这项计划确实成了国家农业政策的基石。
• 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。
• 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。
• Our comprehensive suite of Continuing Medical Education events remains a cornerstone of the SOGC's work.
  我们的继续医学教育活动的一整套，仍然是一个SOGC工作的基石。
• 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。
• 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。