cornerstone 详细解释

cornerstone

['kɔ:nəstəun]

n. 隅石, 奠基石

词形变化

动词过去式: cornered | 动词过去分词: cornered | 动词现在分词: cornering | 动词第三人称单数: corners |

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英英释义

名词 cornerstone:

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

同义词:basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork

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

a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

补充

cornerstonecornerstone英:[ˌkɔ:nəˈstəun] 美:[ˈkɔrnɚˌston]n.1.奠基石The mayor laid the cornerstone of the new library.市长为新图书馆奠基。2.基础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。

例句

1. Research is the cornerstone of the profession.调查研究是这个职业的基础。 2. a national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy.国家最低工资仍是政策的基础。 3. Officials held a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a new library.官员们为新图书馆举行了奠基仪式。 4. Trust is the cornerstone of their relationship.信任是他们关系的基础。