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

• On October18th, German representatives and Chen Shuangpin jointly attended the foundation stone laying ceremony;
  10月18日，德方代表与陈双聘总裁共同出席奠基典礼；
• 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
• 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。
• To the poetical theorists of Xinyue school, the discussion on poetry essence is the most important strategy and the main foundation stone to construct their system of poetry theory.
  诗歌本质论是新月派诗论家们构建其理论体系的首要战略与重要奠石。
• 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。
• She emphasizes the importance of the ideal marriage, and regard men and women's emotion as the foundation stone which concludes the ideal marriage.
  她强调理想婚姻，和方面男子和妇女的情绪作为其结论的理想婚姻的基石的重要性。
• 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
• This far-reaching assumption about the invariance of physical laws is a foundation stone of the theory of relativity.
  关于物理定律不变性的这一影响深远的假设，是相对论的一个基石。
• Althrough the computer is very important, but it can not become the foundation stone in maths.
  电脑固然很有用，可是它并不能成为数学的基石。
• 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