cornerstone

英 [ˈkɔːnəstəʊn]

美 [ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn]

n. 基石; 奠基石; 最重要部分; 基础; 柱石

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
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。

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。

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

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 education fair is the cornerstone of social justice.
教育公平是社会公正的基石。
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。
Therefore the diet profession also constituted each national important cornerstone.
因此饮食行业也就构成了每个国家的重要经济支柱。
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。
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。
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 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。
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。
Companies approach to development: technology is the cornerstone of the survival and development.
公司的发展方针是：科技是生存和发展的基石。