"on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
a ruler or tape that is three feet long
双语例句
1. a yardstick by which to measure sth
衡量某事物的标准
来自《权威词典》
2. By any yardstick, that's a large amount of money.
用任何标准衡量, 那都是巨大的金额.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The new test provides a yardstick against which to measure children's learning.
新的测试提供了一个标准去检测儿童的学习.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. This is a yardstick for measuring whether a person is really progressive.
这是衡量一个人是否真正进步的标准.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Profit is not the only yardstick of success.
利润并不是衡量成功的唯一尺度.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
用作名词 (n.)
For everyday purpose, that standard object could be a yardstick or meter stick. 在日常实用中，标准物也许是码尺或米尺。
We shall use it as a yardstick in the following brief survey of the theories of static fatigue. 我们在下面的静态疲劳理论的主要研究中将用它作为一个衡量的尺度。
The right of a people to decide their own destiny, to make their way in freedom, is not to be measured by the yardstick of colour or degree of social development. 一个民族决定自己的命运，自由地走自己的路的权利，是不能用肤色或社会发展程度等尺度来衡量的。
