yardstick的意思

yardstick

英式音标['jɑrd'stɪk]
美式英标['jɑːdstɪk]

基本解释

n. 码尺

中文词源

yardstick 码尺，准绳

yard,码，stick,棍，引申义准绳，标准。比较canon,gauge.

英文词源

yardstick (n.): also yard-stick, 1797, from yard (n.2) + stick (n.).

实用例句

1. a yardstick by which to measure sth: 衡量某事物的标准

2. By any yardstick, that's a large amount of money.: 用任何标准衡量, 那都是巨大的金额.

3. The new test provides a yardstick against which to measure children's learning.: 新的测试提供了一个标准去检测儿童的学习.

4. This is a yardstick for measuring whether a person is really progressive.: 这是衡量一个人是否真正进步的标准.

5. Profit is not the only yardstick of success.: 利润并不是衡量成功的唯一尺度.

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