(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
动词 par:
make a score (on a hole) equal to par
双语例句
As a writer she was on a par with the great novelists. 她是与伟大小说家齐名的作家。
At this school, only ten people passed the music examination this year. That may seem a small number but it's(about) par for the course. 今年这所学校只有10人通过了音乐考试。人数看来太少了，但这却是意料之中的事。
