1. 衡量標準；評判尺度；準繩 If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things.
e.g. There has been no yardstick by which potential students can assess individual schools before signing up for a course. 有意就讀的學(xué)生在報名參加一門(mén)課程前沒(méi)有任何參照標準去衡量各個(gè)學(xué)校的水平。 e.g. She had never had a real boyfriend before and so had no yardstick by which to compare Charles's behaviour... 她以前從沒(méi)有過(guò)真正的男朋友，所以沒(méi)有可參照的標準來(lái)對比查爾斯的行為。
yardstick英英釋義
yardstick的反義詞
noun
1. a ruler or tape that is three feet long
Synonym: yard measure
2. a measure or standard used for comparison
e.g. on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?