每日一詞 58 | cornerstone
每日一詞
2018.12.05
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1. 這是什么詞?
詞:cornerstone
英英釋義:the basic part of something, on which everything depends
例句:Trust, love, and mutual respect are cornerstones of marriage.
2. 為什么選這個詞仗哨?
“cornerstone”本意是建筑中的“基石”,和中文的“基石”一樣,cornerstone 常被用作比喻事情的基礎祟昭。當我們想表示“the fundamental/basic part of something”的時候,就可以用到更形象簡潔的 cornerstone。
婚姻的基礎是什么呢与倡?許多人可能會說是信任、愛和互相尊重昆稿,這時我們就可以說:
Trust, love, and mutual respect are cornerstones of marriage.
我們常說“Honesty is the best policy”纺座,其實說的也就是誠實的重要性,我們可以用 cornerstone 把它改寫為:
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which nothing would last.
《經(jīng)濟學人》在一篇特別報道中討論了“開會”溉潭,第一段是這樣寫的:
What do corporate leaders do all day? Much of their time is spent in meetings. No wonder: meetings are, among other things, the cornerstone of teams, which in turn are the basic building blocks of corporate existence.
這段話說明了會議的重要性净响,同時我們也可以學到 cornerstone 的一個同義表達 “building block”,它的本意是“積木”喳瓣,也常被用來表示“基礎材料”馋贤。
除了 building block,和 cornerstone 類似的常見表達還有 foundation, bedrock等畏陕,掌握了 cornerstone 后可以查一查這些同義詞的用法配乓。
3. 怎樣學會使用這個詞?
1)翻譯下面的句子:
人工智能技術(shù)正在成為日常生活中重要的一部分惠毁。
(參考翻譯:Artificial intelligence technologies are becoming cornerstones of our daily lives.)
Working hard is the cornerstone of getting high score for him in senior three.