"litmus test" in Chinese (Simplified)
试金石决定性测试
Definition
“试金石”指的是能够清楚显示某人或某事是否符合标准的测试或情况,通常用来比喻揭示真实观点或特质。原意来自化学试纸测试酸碱度。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于政治、伦理、商业或关键性选择。为比喻用法,并非真正的实验。常出现于“……的试金石”或“衡量……的标准”。不用于含糊或非决定性情形。
Examples
Honesty is a litmus test for good friends.
诚实是好朋友的**试金石**。
Trust is the litmus test of any relationship.
信任是任何关系的**试金石**。
This exam is a real litmus test for new students.
这次考试是新生的真正**试金石**。
The interview process was the ultimate litmus test for the candidates' skills.
面试过程成了考察候选人能力的终极**试金石**。
For many voters, climate policy is a litmus test for supporting a party.
对许多选民来说,气候政策是支持某个政党的**试金石**。
Moving away from home was the litmus test of my independence.
离开家生活成了我独立能力的**试金石**。