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cornerstone n.隅石；奠基石 (1) 考古学家们控掘出一块刻有希腊语铭文的奠基石。(2) 事实上，它已成为现代国际贸易理论的奠基石。

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英 ['kɔːnəstəʊn] 美 ['kɔːrnərstoʊn] (1) The archaeologists unearthed a cornerstone bearing a Greek inscription.(2) Indeed, it has come to be the cornerstone of modern thinking on international trade. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]基石；基础；最重要的部分 The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends.   [oft N of n]  [FORMAL 正式]Research is the corner-stone of the profession.研究是这一职业的基础。

英语单词	cornerstone
英美音标	英 ['kɔːnəstəʊn] 美 ['kɔːrnərstoʊn]
中文释义	n.隅石；奠基石
英语例句	(1) The archaeologists unearthed a cornerstone bearing a Greek inscription. (2) Indeed, it has come to be the cornerstone of modern thinking on international trade.
中文例句	(1) 考古学家们控掘出一块刻有希腊语铭文的奠基石。 (2) 事实上，它已成为现代国际贸易理论的奠基石。
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]基石；基础；最重要的部分 The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends. [oft N of n] [FORMAL 正式] Research is the corner-stone of the profession. 研究是这一职业的基础。

Cornerstone 英 Kɔːnəstəʊn] 美 Kɔːrnərstoʊn N.隅石；奠基石 Archaeologists Unearthed Bearing