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

• With the laying of the foundation stone of the new CAD Headquarters today by the Chief Secretary, we have passed an important milestone of the project.
  今天承蒙政务司司长主持民航处新总部奠基仪式，标志这项工程的重要里程碑。
• A foundation stone was laid on day two for a new cinema palace planned for 2011.
  第二日，计划于2011年落成的新电影宫举行了奠基仪式。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's almost a consensus to all the economic law scholars that the social whole interest is the foundation stone of economic law.
  社会整体利益作为经济法的基石范畴，几乎已经成为了所有经济法学者的共识。
• 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。
• 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 wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.
  请给我造就这样一个儿子，他不会用愿望代替行动，将牢记你的教诲――认识自己是认识世界的奠基石。
• 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。
• Feb2009, MF shot foundation stone laying ceremony for China Aviation Pavilion.
  2009年2月，麦视影像为中国航空馆拍摄奠基仪式。