cornerstone

界面语言: zh

🇺🇸 /ˈkɔrnɜrˌstoʊn/

📖 释义

  1. noun
    基石; 基础；根基

🔗 详情

词形变化

可数 复数: cornerstones

常用搭配

cornerstone oflay the cornerstonecornerstone of societycornerstone of democracycornerstone of success

同义词

foundationbasiskeystonebedrockpillarmainstay

易混淆词

keystone
EN: 'Keystone' is the central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch; 'cornerstone' is the stone at the corner of a building's foundation, and by extension, the fundamental basis of something.
zh: 'Keystone'（拱顶石）是拱门顶部中央呈楔形的石头；'cornerstone'（基石）是建筑物地基角落处的石头，引申为某事物的根本基础。
milestone
EN: 'Milestone' marks a significant point or achievement in progress; 'cornerstone' refers to the foundational basis on which something is built.
zh: 'Milestone'（里程碑）标志着进展中的一个重要节点或成就；'cornerstone'（基石）指的是构建某事物的基础性依据。

拼写提示

EN: Write as one word ('cornerstone'), not two ('corner stone'). The two-word form refers literally to a stone at a corner, while the compound is used for both literal and figurative senses.
zh: 应写成一个词（'cornerstone'），而不是两个词（'corner stone'）。双词形式字面意思是指角落里的石头，而合成词则用于字面和比喻两种含义。

💬 例句

  1. The mayor laid the cornerstone of the new library last spring.

    市长去年春天为新图书馆奠基。

  2. Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of democratic society.

    言论自由是民主社会的基石。