touchstone
touchstone
英[ˈtʌtʃstəʊn]美[ˈtʌtʃstoʊn]
n.试金石, (检验)标准;
复数:touchstones;
例句
A man’s deed is the touchstone of his greatness or littleness.行动是一个人伟大或者渺小的试金石。
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.试金石可试金,黄金能试人。出自:英语谚语
Love is the touchstone of virtue.爱情是美德的试金石。出自:英语谚语
42 As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.42试金石试金, 黄金试人.
the touchstone for quality检验质量的标准
Job security has become the touchstone of a good job for many employees.工作稳定性已成为很多员工衡量一份工作好坏的标准。
同义词
touchstone的同义词之:
criterion柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
试金石;验证手段;检验标准
If you use one thing as a touchstone of another, you use it as a test or standard by which you judge the second thing.
例句
Job security has become the touchstone of a good job for many employees.工作稳定性已成为很多员工衡量一份工作好坏的标准。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated;
"they set the measure for all subsequent work"行业词典
冶金学: 试金石;