cornerstone是什么意思

音标:英 ['kɔ:nəstəʊn]美 [ˈkɔrnɚˌston]

奠基石, 基础

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

cornerstone的用法和例句：

1. Because the cornerstone of the program is anonymity.

因为这个计划的基础就是匿名

2. Transparency is the cornerstone of my presidency.

公开透明是我做总统的基础

3. We have a whistleblower who's the cornerstone of our case.

我们案子最重要的证人是个告密者

4. Federali is a cornerstone of our legal system.

联邦制是 我国法律系统的基石

5. This is becoming the cornerstone of the revitalization of downtown.

这里会成为 市区复兴的重要基地

6. Collegiate relationships are the cornerstone of learning.

学生时期的友谊是学习的基石

7. The same symbol appears on this building's cornerstone.

同样的标志出现在了这栋建筑的柱子上

8. Well, the cornerstone of civilization isn't language, it's science.

文明的基石不是语言 是科学

9. And this land that we're standing on will be the cornerstone of our operations.

我们所站的这片土地 将会成为我们行动的基石

10. We can get the date and place of origin off the cornerstone.

奠基石上可以找到建塔的 时间和地点