litmus test

英 [ˈlɪtməs test]

美 [ˈlɪtməs test]

n. 石蕊试验

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牛津词典

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

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。
Do you see some sort of litmus test?
您认为有某种类似石蕊试纸的东西可以帮助判断吗？
A sense of control is the litmus test for success. The optimist feels in control of his own life.
有无控制感是成功的试金石。乐观者感到能够掌握自己的命运。
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
Apply the litmus test: Can some other presentation technology do this?
看看最关键的考验：其他一些表示技术能做到这一点吗？
In general, the litmus test for separating honesty from corruption in official circles is money.
一般来说，鉴别官场上廉洁与腐败的试金石是金钱。
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。
I wish there were some easy litmus test that I could just give you so you'd know which of you would be making a mistake taking this class.
我希望能有一种简单的石蕊测试，让我可以直接展示给你们并让你们知道，你们中的谁上这门课是一个错误。
But does aviation really serve as a litmus test for such a transformation?
但是通过航空业的发展真的能够看出上述转变过程的推进吗？
Here's the litmus test you can use in order to determine if you are one.
你可以用下面的测试来确定一下你是否是个好男人。