yardstick
n
~ (of sth) standard of comparison 比较或衡量的标准; 尺度
Durability is one yardstick of quality. 耐久性是质量好坏的一个尺度.
We need a yardstick to measure our performance by. 我们的表现需要一个检验的标准.
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