acid test

英 [ˌæsɪd ˈtest]

美 [ˌæsɪd ˈtest]

n.  决定性考验; 严峻的考验

经济

牛津词典

noun

• 决定性考验；严峻的考验
  a way of deciding whether sth is successful or true
  1. The acid test of a good driver is whether he or she remains calm in an emergency.
     在紧急情况下能否保持冷静是对一个好司机的严峻考验。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 决定性的试验；严峻的考验
  The acid testof something is an important aspect or result that it might have, which allows you to decide whether it is true or successful.
  1. The acid test of a school is 'would you send your own children there?'
     “你会将自己的孩子送去那里吗？”这一问题是衡量一所学校的试金石。

英英释义

noun

• a rigorous or crucial appraisal

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