touchstone

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n. 试金石, 检验标准

发音

其它 /ˈtʌt͡ʃstəʊn/

词形变化

touchstones 复数 touchstones

教材释义与例句

名词

试金石；（检验）标准

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.

    试金石

  2. 2.

    A standard of comparison or evaluation.

    试金石

    比喻 引申义

    Near-synonym: comparator

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

standard measure criterion

上位词 1

metric

下位词 10

scale era norm gauge baseline benchmark GPA grade point average yardstick earned run average

词源

From touch + stone.

来源：wiktionary