litmus test

英 [ˈlɪtməs test]

美 [ˈlɪtməs test]

n. 石蕊试验

机械

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

The message to the upcoming G8 summit in Japan is that maternal newborn and child mortality are the litmus test of a functioning health system.
给即将在日本召开的八国集团首脑会议传递的信息是：孕产妇、新生儿和儿童死亡率是运转良好的卫生系统的试金石。
Whats a quick litmus test to determine if youre on the path to happiness or regret?
就如一张检验你是在通往幸福还是悔恨的道路上的石蕊试纸一般。
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？
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？
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。
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
To me it's a litmus test for people about who they are and how they perceive the world and how secure they are about themselves.
我只把这电影当作人们认清他们是谁，他们如何观察这个世界和他们如何看待他们自己的试金石。
Success and fame are often the litmus test of one's character.
成功和名誉往往是对一个人的人格考验。
It requires a "Litmus Test", which determines a" good service ".
它还需要一个“石蕊试验”，以决定是否是“良好的服务”。
As part of governing the SOA lifecycle, candidate services need to conform to a service litmus test, whose answers can establish a set of criteria to qualify a service.
在SOA生命周期治理过程中，需要对候选服务进行资格测试，测试的结果可以建立一套确定服务质量的条件。