| 词汇 | cornerstone |
| 释义 | cornerstone noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn/ us /ˈkɔːr.nɚ.stoʊn/ a stone in a corner of a building, especially one with the date when the building was made or other writing on it基石;（尤指）奠基石 Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Archive Photos/GettyImages something of great importance that everything else depends on: 基础，根本 In most countries, the family unit is still the cornerstone of society.在大多数国家，家庭仍然是社会的基础单位。 Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls alcove balcony baseboard cavity wall chimney breast damp course damp-proof damp-proofing drystone wall Juliet balcony party wall pebbledash plasterboard recess sconce siding wainscoting wallboard walled woodwork You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Importance - general words cornerstone | American Dictionarycornerstone noun[ C ] us/ˈkɔr·nərˌstoʊn/ cornerstonenoun[C] (STONE IN BUILDING)a large stone near the base of a building where two walls meet, often giving information about the building and sometimes put in position with a ceremony: A large group of officials attended a cornerstone laying at that new plant. cornerstonenoun[C] (MOST IMPORTANT PART)something of great importance on which everything else depends: Funds for the school system were the cornerstone of his budget proposal. All the parties to the dispute agree that ready access to the law is a cornerstone of democracy. Examples of cornerstonecornerstone The cornerstones of therapeutic social dementia care - reminiscence and validation therapy - have in common their acknowledgement of the sense of self of the person with dementia. Philosophical training was seen as an asset, but scientific know-how and a good grip of the field under scrutiny were seen as the most important cornerstones of evaluation. The freedom to enter into, and sustain, such relationships is one of the cornerstones of adulthood (although this representation has been highly gendered in social policy terms). Chapter 3 begins with an outline of the two linguistic principles that are the cornerstones of the 1996 reform - that is, the phonological and semantic principles of orthography. Other important cornerstones of regional policy in the years to come will be additionality in funding, cross-sectoral cooperation and conditionality. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The right to privacy, to information freedom and to fair and proper trial are the cornerstones of a free and open society. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Qualifications and their mutual recognition are one of the cornerstones of transport policy, as is working time. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The cornerstones of these relationships are the common values and the similar interests that we share. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Meanwhile, coal and steel have ceased being the cornerstones of the integration process. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Mainstreaming human rights in its external policies and respect for the rule of law are the cornerstones in any relations with third countries. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Information and education have always been the cornerstones of consumer policy. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English An active civil society, which takes part in the making of political decisions, is one of the cornerstones of a democracy. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English One of the cornerstones of any improvement in police action is the ethnic monitoring of all police activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would say that sea power is once again one of the cornerstones of our defence system; and long may it remain so! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any change that affects those cornerstones should have the consent of the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of cornerstone These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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