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

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。
The Baltics have replaced Berlin as the litmus test of western resolve.
波罗的海已经取代柏林，成为西方决心的试金石。
Now, I would not provide a litmus test.
现在，我不会提供石蕊测试。
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。
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？
This litmus test contains questions such as: Is this service reusable and how many consumers will it have?
这个测试包含以下问题：这个服务是可重用的吗？它会有多少用户？
Applying the Service Litmus Test to determine which candidate services are appropriate to expose.
应用ServiceLitmusTest，以确定候选服务是否适合公开。
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。
The president's policy on abortion is regarded as a litmus test of his views on women's rights.
总统在堕胎问题上的政策被视为其在妇女权利上的观点的表露。
You can discover the acidity of the solution with a litmus test.
你可用石蕊来测试溶液的酸度。