A standard of discrimination or estimation; a criterion, test, or measure. In early use also as a mass noun.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > criterion (22) rulec1384 A standard of discrimination or estimation; a criterion, test, or measure. In early use also as a mass noun. meteyard?1531 literary. In extended use: = metewand, n. 2. Cf. yardstick, n. 2. archaic in later use. touchstone?1531 figurative. Anything which serves to test the genuineness or value of anything; a test, a trial; a criterion or reference point by which something is… plumb line1551 A vertical line; (occasionally more generally) a straight line at right angles to another. plummet1553 figurative and in figurative contexts. A criterion of truth, a means of testing or judging; a standard. (Now only in biblical use.) metewanda1568 literary. A standard by which something is measured or judged; a criterion. Now archaic. touch1581 figurative. Anything which serves to test the genuineness or value of anything; a criterion or reference point by which something is assessed… stone of touch1604 Proverbial phrases. stone of stumbling (†scandal,†slander, etc.): an occasion of scandal or stumbling, a stumbling-block (Vulgate petra scandali)… criterion1622 A test, principle, rule, canon, or standard, by which anything is judged or estimated. scale1626 figurative. A standard of measurement, calculation, or estimation. criteriuma1631 Latinized form of Greek κριτήριον criterion, n., occasionally used in English. measure1641 A means of measuring. A standard, rule of judgement, etc., against which something may be gauged, determined, or regulated; a criterion, test… judge1642 Frequently with of. In extended use: something which forms the basis of a decision or judgement; a criterion. criterie1660 = criterion, n. foot-rule1662 a ruler capable of measuring lengths of up to one foot; (figurative) a standard against which something is compared. mark1765 figurative. A fixed or recognized standard or level. Frequently in phrases, as (to be) above (also beneath, near, under, up to, within,etc.) the mark. point of reference1772 a fixed or stable position used to gauge the relative locations, motions, etc., of other objects; (figurative) a fixed or recognized value or… metera1825 figurative. A measure, gauge, or criterion. Obsolete. rare. reference point1849 a basis or standard for evaluation, assessment, or comparison; a criterion. yardstick1869 figurative. A measure or standard used for comparison; a criterion by which something or someone is assessed, judged, estimated, etc. benchmark1884 In extended use. A point of reference, esp. one from which measurements may be made; something that serves as a standard by which other similar… Subcategories:— of excellence (1) |
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