cornerstone
/ˈkɔɹ.nɚ.stoʊn/ 名词 B2中文： 奠基石、基石、基础
- A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
- Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details. · The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade.
- That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central. · Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry.· That is the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies.
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This sweeping paradigm shift inexorably altered the financial architecture of publishing, elevating the mass-market paperback from a marginalized novelty to an industry cornerstone.
Ultimately, the river taught him that beneath the tranquil appearance of daily life lay complex undercurrents, a lesson that became the cornerstone of his unparalleled literary legacy.
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