音标:['kɔ:nәstәjn] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 奠基石, 基础
n. a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
n. a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
词型变化:名词复数形式 : cornerstones
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cornerstone的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The archaeologists unearthed a cornerstone bearing a Greek inscription.考古学家们控掘出一块刻有希腊语铭文的奠基石。
  2. Indeed, it has come to be the cornerstone of modern thinking on international trade.事实上,它已成为现代国际贸易理论的奠基石。

词汇搭配

  • lay the cornerstone奠基
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