cornerstones

英 [ˈkɔːnəstəʊnz]

美 [ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊnz]

n.  基石; 奠基石; 最重要部分; 基础; 柱石
cornerstone的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 基石;基础;最重要的部分
  Thecornerstone ofsomething is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends.
  1. Research is the corner-stone of the profession.
     研究是这一职业的基础。

双语例句

• Among the companies that could be interested in buying parts or the whole of AIA, which has been one of AIG's cornerstones for over a century, are the UK insurer Prudential and Chinese and European rivals.
  可能会对竞购AIA部分或全部资产感兴趣的公司包括英国保险公司保诚保险（Prudential），以及其它中国和欧洲的竞争对手。AIA一个多世纪来一直是AIG的业务基石。
• This fundamental truth is one of the cornerstones of the sedimentary-organic theory for the origin of hydrocarbons.
  这一重要事实，是有关碳氢化合物起源的沉积-有机理论的论证基础之一。
• In this three-part article, I've introduced Google App Engine for Java's current support for persistence, which is one of the cornerstones of scalable application delivery.
  在这篇由三部分组成的文章中，介绍了GoogleAppEngineforJava目前为持久性提供的支持，这是交付可伸缩应用程序的基础。
• What are the cornerstones of Western ethics?
  西方伦理学的基石是什么？
• Technical research and innovation are the cornerstones of P& G's success.
  技术研究和创新是宝洁公司成功的基石。
• Their method of validation and verification is well understood and clearly defined by the distinction between the three cornerstones of the software and systems development lifecycle: requirements gathering, code generation, and test, as shown in Figure 1.
  检验和验证方法可以得到很好的理解，并根据软件和系统开发生命周期的三个里程碑之间的不同进行清晰定义：需求收集，代码生成和测试，如图1所示。
• Good-governance is one of the two cornerstones for the construction of a harmonious society.
  摘要善治是构建和谐社会的两大基石之一。
• And one of the cornerstones of Beijing's madness is the lack of crosswalks.
  而且的基石之一，北京的疯狂是缺乏人行横道。
• Respect for employees and employee integrity are the cornerstones of our human resources policy.
  对雇员的尊重以及雇员的正直是我们人力资源政策的基石。
• The rule of law and good public order are the cornerstones of our success.
  法治和良好的治安，是香港成功的基石。