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

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。
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。
Parliament has survived as an unshakeable cornerstone of our constitution and our way of life.
议会已经成为不可动摇的基石，存在于我们的宪法和生活方式中。
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。
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。
This identity is the cornerstone of justice.
合法身份是公正的基石。
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。
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。
The basic-level police department is the pillar and cornerstone of the country's policing work.
摘要基层警察机构是整个国家警务工作的支柱和基石。