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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Thinking about, and planning, the architecture and workflow is the cornerstone for building a successful automation framework.
  构想和规划架构和工作流，这是构建一个成功的自动化框架的基础。
• The self-managed team is the cornerstone of Scrum and all Agile software development.
  自管理团队是Scrum和所有敏捷软件开发方法的基础。
• Last month it established a department that looks set to become a cornerstone of UK management education.
  上个月，该院又成立了一个新的部门，后者似乎将成为英国管理教育的一块奠基石。
• The cornerstone of the Association's commitment to ethical business practices and consumer service is its Code of Ethics.
  协会的承诺对道德商业惯例和消费者服务作为它的品行规范。
• 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。