touchstone

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++touch·stone /ˈtʌtʃstəʊn $ -stoʊn/ noun [countable] TYPICALsomething used as a test or standard 试金石；检验标准touchstone of Pupil behaviour was seen as ‘the touchstone of quality’ of the school system. 学生的行为被看作是学校制度的“质量试金石”。

Examples from the Corpus

touchstone• I have believed that since my earliest days, and I have used it as a touchstone in all my leadership endeavors.• It is a touchstone for legal definitions and rulings.• At its core would be using inflation-adjusted interest rates on short-term credit as its touchstone in setting policy.• We had to rethink the issues and create new touchstones...• I knew one little poem by her, when I was very small, and it became a kind of touchstone.• Tested against the touchstone of Scripture, his speculations would reduce the Bible to the size of a slim paperback.• They tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance.• The touchstone of the relationship is commercial.touchstone of• Motherhood is seen as a touchstone of female identity.Origin touchstone (1500-1600) touchstone “stone used for testing the quality of gold and silver” ((16-21 centuries))

touch·stone nounChineseSyllable

test or a something Corpus standard as used

touchstone
touch‧stone /ˈtʌtʃstəʊn $ -stoʊn/