cornerstone

英['kɔːnəstəʊn] 美['kɔːrnərstoʊn]
  • n. 隅石；奠基石
CET6 TEM4

详细释义

Noun:
  1. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;

    "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

  2. a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

  3. a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

双语例句

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。

来自《权威词典》

2. Wage control is the cornerstone of the government's economic policy.
控制工资是政府经济政策的基础.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The mayor laid the cornerstone of the new library.
市长为新图书馆奠基.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. 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.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. 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.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The archaeologists unearthed a cornerstone bearing a Greek inscription.
      考古学家们控掘出一块刻有希腊语铭文的奠基石。
    2. Indeed, it has come to be the cornerstone of modern thinking on international trade.
      事实上，它已成为现代国际贸易理论的奠基石。

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