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源自中古英语 'toucheston',由 'touch'(触摸)和 'stone'(石头)组成,最初指用于测试贵金属的黑色燧石。
❶ 试金石,指用于测试金属纯度的黑色石头,引申为检验事物真实性或价值的判断标准。
“Honesty is the touchstone of a good friendship.”
(诚实是检验真挚友谊的试金石。)
“This experiment will serve as a touchstone for the new theory.”
(该实验将成为验证新理论的试金石。)
serve as a touchstone — 作为检验标准,用于描述某事物被用作判断其他事物的依据。
“The original Constitution serves as a touchstone for interpreting modern laws.”
(原始宪法成为解释现代法律的参照标准。)