Corner-stone
墙角石；基础；要件
📖 牛津释义
corner-stone
n
1 stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, often laid in position at a ceremony 奠基石.
2 (fig 比喻) thing on which sth is built; foundation 基础
Hard work was the corner-stone of his success. 努力奋斗是他成功的基础.
🧩 词语组成解析
corner
['kɔrnɚ]
n. 角落，角;拐角;困境;[商]囤积;
vi. 驾车转弯;聚于角落;
vt. 垄断;逼入困境;
adj. 位于角落的;
stone
[ston]
n. 石头;宝石;矿石;（膀胱或肾脏中的）结石;
vt. 向扔石块;用石头铺;以石掷向;除（水果的）硬核;
adj. 石制的;石头似的;[S-]石器时代的;粗陶制的;
adv. 石一般的;
🗣️ 情景例句
You haven't been around much lately.
最近你在家的时候不多。
Could we see the specifications for the X200?
我们可以看一下X200型的详细规格吗？
At this period Indians living in South Africa were badly treated by South African whites, and very few of them had the right to vote.
在那一时期，居住在南非的印度人受到南非白人的虐待，他们当中有选举权的寥寥无几。