litmus test

英 [ˈlɪtməs test]

美 [ˈlɪtməs test]

n.  石蕊试验

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牛津词典

noun

noun

• 石蕊试验
  a test using litmus

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 试金石；立见分晓的检验办法
  If you say that something is alitmus test ofsomething, you mean that it is an effective and definite way of proving it or measuring it.
  1. Ending the fighting must be the absolute priority, the litmus test of the agreements' validity...
     停火绝对是第一要务，也是检验协议是否有效的试金石。
  2. The success of wind power represents a litmus test for renewable energy.
     风能作为动力的成功是对可再生能源一次立见分晓的检验。

英英释义

noun

• a test that relies on a single indicator
  1. her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives
• a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions
  Synonym:litmus

双语例句

• Marion: The final month before the big day is a litmus test for couples of how they work together, solve problems, communicate.
  婚礼前的最后一个月最能考验新人。考验他们的合作能力，解决问题，沟通的能力。
• Whats a quick litmus test to determine if youre on the path to happiness or regret?
  就如一张检验你是在通往幸福还是悔恨的道路上的石蕊试纸一般。
• Graduation Project& the Litmus Test of the Effect of Higher Vocational Arts Education
  毕业设计&高职艺术教育办学效果的试金石
• The fifth view is more of a litmus test view.
  第五种视图更多的是一种LitmusTest视图。
• The Baltics have replaced Berlin as the litmus test of western resolve.
  波罗的海已经取代柏林，成为西方决心的试金石。
• Ending the fighting must be the absolute priority, the litmus test of the agreements 'validity
  停火绝对是第一要务，也是检验协议是否有效的试金石。
• The president's policy on abortion is regarded as a litmus test of his views on women's rights.
  总统在堕胎问题上的政策被视为其在妇女权利上的观点的表露。
• This litmus test contains questions such as: Is this service reusable and how many consumers will it have?
  这个测试包含以下问题：这个服务是可重用的吗？它会有多少用户？
• In both of these cases, I take it, Socrates'point is that his own individual moral integrity stands as a kind of litmus test, you might say, for whether to engage or disengage from political life.
  从这两场事件看来，苏格拉底的观点是，他自己个人的道德正直，经得起立见分晓的检验，我们可以看到无论参与，政治生活与否。
• The litmus test for a component model is: Can you buy components from third-party vendors and plug them into your application?
  组件模型的关键考验就是：能否从第三方供应商购买组件，并把它们插入应用程序？