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；
• Rhetoric written by Aristotle and called the foundation stone of rhetoric, has had great influence on the field of Western rhetoric.
  摘要亚里斯多德的《修辞学》被西方修辞学界推为修辞学的奠基之作，对西方修辞学影响深远。
• A grand foundation stone laying ceremony for Asian Packaging Center Edifice was held yesterday.
  亚包大厦奠基仪式昨在钱江新城隆重举行。
• 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
• 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。
• The Lord Mayor was to have laid the foundation stone but he was taken ill last night so the Lady Mayoress is doing it instead.
  市长大人原订要来行奠基礼，可他昨天晚间病了，所以市长夫人替他代行。
• This theory is another important foundation stone of the discussion on the technology commercialization in China.
  该理论的引入成为本论文探讨中国技术商品化问题的另一理论基石。
• 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。
• 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