Word · Frequency #14283
yardsticks
衡量标准；准绳；尺度
yardsticks is the plural of yardstick.
a standard or measure used for comparison or judgment
此处指评判标准，不是实际量尺。
- 1.
A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
长三十六英寸(一码)的测量尺。
- 2.
a measure or standard used for comparison
比较用的衡量标准
- 3.
A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
判断其他测量或比较的标准。
- 4.
a ruler or tape that is three feet long
三英尺长的尺子或卷尺
长三十六英寸(一码)的测量尺。；比较用的衡量标准；判断其他测量或比较的标准。；三英尺长的尺子或卷尺；码尺
In use
Customer satisfaction is the best yardstick for measuring our service quality.
Test scores are not the only yardstick of a student's progress.
We need a common yardstick to compare the two proposals fairly.
on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?
a yardstick for (doing) sth
yardstick 是可数名词，复数形式为 yardsticks；常与 for 搭配引出评价对象。
Exam results are not the only yardstick for measuring a school's success.
考试成绩并不是衡量学校成功的唯一标准。
use sth as a yardstick
as a yardstick 中 as 意为“作为”，后接比较的参照物。
They used last year's sales figures as a yardstick for comparison.
Connections
Collocations
- a yardstick for
- 衡量…的标准
- Price is not the only yardstick for quality.价格不是衡量质量的唯一标准。
- a yardstick of
- …的准绳
- Test scores are a yardstick of student performance.考试分数是衡量学生表现的一个准绳。
- provide a yardstick
- 提供衡量标准
- These figures provide a yardstick for measuring growth.这些数字为衡量增长提供了标准。
- common yardstick
- 共同的衡量标准
- We need a common yardstick to compare different systems.我们需要一个共同的衡量标准来比较不同的体系。
- serve as a yardstick
- 作为衡量标准
- The agreement serves as a yardstick for future negotiations.该协议是未来谈判的衡量标准。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
yard（码）+stick（棍）=码尺；想象用一把码尺量东西，它就成了衡量长短的标准，引申为“衡量事物的准绳”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：evaluation and comparison、business performance、academic writing 该词表示“衡量标准/准绳”时，语气中性偏正式，多用于评估、比较等正式或书面语境；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所给的词都以 -stick 结尾，并带有非重读的 /stɪk/，但它们与 yardstick /ˈjɑrdˌstɪk/ 并不押韵：yardstick 的重音在第一个音节 /jɑr/ 上，而押韵要求重读元音及其后的音相同。拼写上相似的 -stick 词（如 lipstick /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/、broomstick /ˈbrumˌstɪk/）只是结尾拼写和发音相同，元音和重音不同，属于形近音异。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.