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

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。
In general, the litmus test for separating honesty from corruption in official circles is money.
一般来说，鉴别官场上廉洁与腐败的试金石是金钱。
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？
A sense of control, according to Anderson, is the litmus test for success.
据安德森看来，有无控制感是成功的试金石。
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。
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。
Now you'll use Apache Pluto to see if your portlet passes the litmus test of JSR168 compliance.
现在使用ApachePluto来查明portlet是否能通过JSR168兼容性的最终测试。
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”。
The litmus test for a component model is: Can you buy components from third-party vendors and plug them into your application?
组件模型的关键考验就是：能否从第三方供应商购买组件，并把它们插入应用程序？
Apply the litmus test: Can some other presentation technology do this?
看看最关键的考验：其他一些表示技术能做到这一点吗？