奠基

diàn jī diǎn lǐ

奠基典礼

foundation ceremony

diàn jī rén

奠基人

founder

tā duì lián hé huì de xíng chéng yǒu diàn jī de zuò yòng

他对联合会的形成有奠基的作用。

He played a seminal role in the formation of the association.

shì shí shang tā yǐ chéng wéi xiàn dài guó jì mào yì de diàn jī lǐ lùn

事实上，它已成为现代国际贸易的奠基理论。

Indeed, it has come to be the cornerstone of modern thinking on international trade.