foundation stone

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stone laid during the construction of a (usually important) building, the laying of which is usually marked by a ceremony.
    — He laid the foundation stone on August 1 1847, and then set around 2,000 workmen loose on the undertaking. The station opened exactly one year later on August 1 1848.
  2. The basis of something. figuratively
    — England had been infamously stodgy under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024, albeit as they reached the final and, if anything, Carsley needed a performance here more than a result. He certainly got that in the first half. A new era has its foundation stone.

词形变化

foundation stones plural
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