cornerstone”本意是建筑中的“基石”,和中文的“基石”一样,cornerstone 常被用作比喻事情的基础。当我们想表示“the fundamental/basic part of something”的时候,就可以用到更形象简洁的 cornerstone。
例句
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which nothing would last.
近义词building block,foundation, bedrock等
翻译
Artificial intelligence technology is the cornerstone of our daily life.
造句
A strong core is the cornerstone of being an excellent runner.