英 [ˈkɔːnəstəʊn] 美 [ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn]
n. 基石，支柱，基础；隅石，墙角石
复数cornerstones
cornerstone /ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn/ CET6 TEM4
可数名词 The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends. 基石
Research is the cornerstone of the profession.
研究是该职业的基石。
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
基石
奠基石
但我还是认为，他们依然是火箭的基石(Cornerstone)，仍然(Still)是这支球队的核心。要想得到别人的友谊，自己就得先向别人表示友好。
黄蜂此战把爵士起初奠基石(Cornerstone)，也能输得起。古云大热必死，我再怎么着,你也要把我当个人不是?
... BEC高级写作部分综合指导 Cornerstone基础 Retain保持 ，保留 ...
... emphasis 强调(on)，重点 cornerstone 墙角石；奠基石；基础 stumble 绊倒；跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚而行 ...
Research is the cornerstone of the profession.
研究是该职业的基石。
This study is the cornerstone of the whole research programme.
此项研究是整个研究计划的基础。
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。
The magical world of Disney animation lost its cornerstone in 1966 when the 65-year-old Disney died of lung cancer.
VOA : standard.2010.02.26
We recognize in ourselves a virtue which is considered to be the cornerstone of many systems of moral understanding.
我们承认我们拥有那种美德，可以作为,许多道德认知体系的基石。
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
That will lead us into the capital asset pricing model, which is the cornerstone of a lot of thinking in finance.
然后引出资本资产定价模型，这个模型是很多金融思想的基础。
金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
The senator added that the cornerstone of U.S.strategy should be the effort to shift responsibility to the Afghan people.
VOA : standard.2009.10.26
The cornerstone of this is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which considers only five countries as nuclear-weapons powers.
VOA : standard.2009.09.29
Set among the beautiful backdrop of Barcelona, MWC is the cornerstone event in the mobile industry.
The U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace, security, and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
Such leadership had been the cornerstone of American economic superiority in the 1950 and 1960s.