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cornerstone

美['kɔːrnərstoʊn] 英['kɔːnəstəʊn]

n. 隅石；奠基石

近义词：basis，foundation，foundationstone，keystone，highlight，base，groundwork，fundament，

Noun

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
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

用作名词(n.)

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。
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。

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