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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Aesthetic research, high technology, functional design, reliability and tradition: these are the cornerstones of Hatria's action strategy.
  美观性，高技术，功能设计，可靠和传统这些是。
• On two cultural cornerstones for the generation and development of scientific and technological law;
  科技法已形成一个独立的法律部门已是国内外众多法律界、科技界的共识。
• For more than sixty years, no matter how the international landscape changes, independence and peace have always been the two defining features of Chinas diplomacy and the cornerstones of its foreign policy.
  六十多年来，不论国际风云如何变幻，独立自主、爱好和平，始终是中国外交的两大本质特征，也构成了中国对外政策的基石。
• And it affects these cornerstones, this is sort of the justification.
  它影响这些基础，这是一种调整。
• What are the cornerstones of Western ethics?
  西方伦理学的基石是什么？
• Determination and courage are the cornerstones of success.
  决心和勇气是成功的基石。