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
Well, how do you like it so far?
好了， 到现在为止， 你们感觉怎么样？
A servant is known by his master's absence.
主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。
It was beginning to get dark. I think we'd best stay the night here, I said.
天开始变黑。“我看我们最好在这里过夜，”我说，