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"yardstick" in Chinese (Traditional)

標準碼尺

Definition

Yardstick 指的是用來比較和判斷某事物大小、品質或成就的標準。字面意思是三英尺長的測量尺,但多用於比喻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

經常比喻用作標準或參照物,如“yardstick for success”,正式及半正式場合常見。可與“標準”互換。如今很少指測量用的尺。

Examples

The test was used as a yardstick to measure progress.

這次測試被用作衡量進步的**標準**。

There is no universal yardstick for beauty.

美沒有統一的**標準**。

We use customer satisfaction as the main yardstick.

我們用客戶滿意度作為主要的**標準**。

Money shouldn’t always be the yardstick of success.

金錢不應總是衡量成功的**標準**。

Is test score really the best yardstick for learning?

考試分數真的是衡量學習的最佳**標準**嗎?

We need a new yardstick for judging innovation in this field.

我們需要一個新的**標準**來評判該領域的創新。