foundation stone

英 [faʊnˈdeɪʃn stəʊn]

美 [faʊnˈdeɪʃn stoʊn]

n.  基石，奠基石(重要公共建筑奠基典礼时放置)

牛津词典

noun

• 基石，奠基石（重要公共建筑奠基典礼时放置）
  a large block of stone that is put at the base of an important new public building in a special ceremony
  1. to lay the foundation stone of the new museum
     为新建博物馆奠基

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (常指建筑物奠基典礼时放置的)基石,奠基石
  Afoundation stoneis a large block of stone built into a large public building near the bottom. It is often involved in a ceremony for the opening of the building, and has writing on it recording this.
  1. The Princess of Wales laid the foundation stone for the extension to the Cathedral.
     威尔士王妃为大教堂的扩建奠基。

in AM, use 美国英语用cornerstone


• N-COUNT (存在或成功的)根基，根本
  Thefoundation stoneofsomething is the basic, important thing which its existence or success depends on.
  1. ...these foundation stones of the future: education, training, research, development.
     决定未来的一些根基：教育、培训、研究和发展

英英释义

noun

• a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building

双语例句

• Its marble foundation stone was signed by Zinedine Zidane, one of the world's greatest footballers, and its owners think the factory will inspire a nobler breed of capitalism.
  当今最伟大的足球运动员之一&齐内丁。齐达内（ZinedineZidane）在工厂的奠基石上签了名；工厂所有者则认为它将催生一种更为高尚的资本主义形式。
• Solid foundation stone of cie-yi's aesthetics: the problems about truth and Marxism Philosophy
  真理与马克思主义哲学体系问题&蔡仪美学思想的坚实基石
• Rationally, we know that reading is the foundation stone of all education, and therefore an essential underpinning of the knowledge economy.
  从理性角度来说，我们理解阅读是所有教育的基石，因而也是知识经济必要的支撑。
• The serious new standards on construction are delayed even further, until 2018, To continue the Great Fire analogy, we are like Londoners waiting until 1676 before laying the foundation stone.
  建筑方面的严格新标准甚至被延迟得更久，直到2018年才能实行。继续用伦敦大火进行类比，我们就像等到1676年才开始铺设基石的伦敦人。
• Extremely low short-term interest rates in the US are sharply eroding the functioning of the government repurchase or repo market, a foundation stone for the financial system and trading Treasury debt.
  美国极低的短期利率水平正大幅侵蚀着政府回购机能，即回购市场，这一市场是金融体系和美国国债交易的基石。
• The foundation stone function of literature in artistic creation& On the importance of literature cultivation to TV presenters
  文学在艺术创造中的基石作用&谈文学修养对电视主持人的重要性
• Industry and Space the Foundation Stone for the Urban Development Talking from the Development Strategic Plan of Jiaocheng County
  产业和空间城市发展的基石从交城县发展战略规划谈起
• After the transformation into modern time, an excellent ethos may become the foundation stone of building up a harmonious society and corporate culture.
  优秀的民族精神，在经过向现代转型之后，可以成为创建当代和谐社会和企业文化的基石。
• The Introspection of Foundation Stone and Value Pursuit on Economic Law
  对经济法基石范畴与价值追求的反思
• Build me a son whose wishes will not take the place of deeds; a son who will know thee* And that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.
  恳求雕塑我的儿子，不致空有幻想而缺乏行动，引导他认识你，同时又知道，认识自己乃是真知识的基石。