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单词 criterion
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criterionn.

Brit. /krʌɪˈtɪərɪən/, U.S. /kraɪˈtɪriən/
Forms: Plural criteria; less commonly -ons.
Etymology: < Greek κριτήριον a means for judging, test, standard, < κριτής judge. In 17th cent. often written in Greek letters.
a. An organ, faculty or instrument of judging.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] > faculty or instrument of
meta1200
judgementa1250
assayc1394
estimation1398
estimative faculty1398
criterion1647
1647 H. More Philos. Poems Pref. sig. B3 Wits that have..so crusted and made hard their inward κριτήριον by overmuch and triviall wearing it.
1678 R. Cudworth tr. Sextus Empiricus in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. i. 23 According to Empedocles, the Criterion of Truth is not Sense but Right Reason.
b. A test, principle, rule, canon, or standard, by which anything is judged or estimated.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > criterion
rulec1384
meteyard?1531
touchstone?1531
plumb line1551
plummet1553
metewanda1568
touch1581
stone of touch1604
criterion1622
scale1626
criteriuma1631
measure1641
judge1642
criterie1660
foot-rule1662
mark1765
point of reference1772
metera1825
reference point1849
yardstick1869
benchmark1884
1622 Bp. J. Hall Serm. Thebalds 7 All the false κριτίρια that vse to beguile the iudgment of man.
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Bucks. 129 The moving hereof [a statue] was made the Criterion of womens chastity.
1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 330 Some mode of probation or trial, which the law of the country has ordained for a criterion of truth and falshood.
1788 A. Hughes Henry & Isabella I. 17 Regular uniformity and the straight line were the criterions of taste and beauty.
1795 H. Summersett Fate of Sedley I. 168 Lord Stokerland [is] the criterion of gallantry and politeness.
1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 18 We have no criterion by which, in these matters, degrees of good and evil admit of being measured.
c. A distinguishing mark or characteristic attaching to a thing, by which it can be judged or estimated. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > [noun]
tokenc1000
distinctionc1374
differencea1398
signeta1425
knowledge?c1475
smell?a1505
markc1522
badge1529
note1583
impress1590
monument1590
type1595
stamp1600
pressure1604
mintage1612
criterion1613
impressa1628
differencer1633
lineament1638
mole1644
discrimination1646
tessera1647
diagnostic1651
monumental1657
discretive1660
signate1662
footmark1666
trait1752
memorandum1766
fingerprint1792
insignia1796
identifier1807
designative1824
cachet1840
differentiator1854
tanga1867
trademark1869
signature1873
totem1875
differential1883
earmarkings1888
paw print1894
discriminator1943
ident1952
1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. i. 29 This sinceritie in teaching,..is the true κριτɛριον or touchstone, the liuerie or cognisance of a man speaking by the Spirit of God.
1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 138 Take these Criteria or distinctive notes of Durandisme.

Draft additions September 2008

criterion-referenced adj. assessed by reference to an independent, absolute criterion; spec. (of a test or examination) that measures an individual's performance based on a predefined standard, rather than relative to the performance of others; cf. norm-referenced adj.
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1963 R. Glaser in Amer. Psychologist 18 519/2 What I shall call criterion-referenced measures depend upon an absolute standard of quality, while what I term norm-referenced measures depend upon a relative standard.
1975 G. G. Unruh Responsive Curriculum Devel. x. 207 Student needs may be assessed through interviews,..normative tests, criterion referenced tests, and other opportunities.
2007 Biloxi (Mississippi) Sun Herald (Nexis) 30 Sept. a18 To be eligible, students must have scored at the 95th percentile or better on..the state criterion-referenced test.

Draft additions September 2008

criterion-referencing n. the use of criterion-referenced tests or examinations (cf. norm-referencing n.).
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1971 R. E. Snow in D. W. Allen & E. Seifman Teacher's Handbk. iii. xi. 256/2 Criterion referencing attempts to specify more concretely the nature of each student's knowledge or skill.
2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 21 Aug. 2 In many ways, criterion-referencing seems ‘fairer’ than norm-referencing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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