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touchstone 音标拼音: [t'ʌtʃst ,on] n. 试金石,标准 试金石,标准 touchstone n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; " the schools comply with federal standards"; " they set the measure for all subsequent work" [ synonym: { standard}, { criterion}, { measure}, { touchstone}] Touchstone \ Touch" stone`\, n. 1. ( Min.) Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See { Basanite}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried. -- Hooker. [ 1913 Webster] The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone for the trial of spirits. -- South. [ 1913 Webster] { Irish touchstone} ( Min.), basalt, the stone which composes the Giant' s Causeway. [ 1913 Webster] 47 Moby Thesaurus words for " touchstone": acid test, assay, barometer, benchmark, blank determination, brouillon, canon, check, criterion, crucial test, crucible, degree, demonstration, determination, docimasy, essay, feeling out, first draft, gauge, graduated scale, kiteflying, measure, model, norm, ordeal, parameter, pattern, probation, proof, quantity, reading, readout, reference, rough draft, rough sketch, rule, scale, sounding out, standard, test, test case, trial, try, type, value, verification, yardstick
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