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单词 rule of thumb
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈrule of ˈthumb, n. [countable]
  1. a general rule based on experience, and not taken from scientific reasoning:As a rule of thumb I add a spoonful of salt.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
rule of thumb, 
    1. a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
    2. a rough, practical method of procedure.
    • 1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rule of thumb n
  1. a rough and practical approach, based on experience, rather than a scientific or precise one based on theory
  2. (as modifier): a rule-of-thumb decision
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