| 单词 | point of reference |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoint of reference point of reference n. a fixed or stable position used to gauge the relative locations, motions, etc., of other objects; (figurative) a fixed or recognized value or standard against which other things may be viewed or judged; (also) something that provides such a standard. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] > standard of comparison watermark1660 point of reference1772 base1833 reference point1849 benchmark1884 profile1914 marker1979 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 1772 J.-N. Jouin de Sauseuil Brachygraphy French Verbs 39 Which actions and sensations were susceptible of admitting, when considered in a point of reference to each other. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 145 Referring all to the point of reference to which all should be directed, they think themselves bound..to renew the memory of their high origin and cast. View more context for this quotation 1832 Abstr. Papers Royal Soc. 1800–14 1 505 A certain line first laid down as a permanent point of reference. 1885 Times 16 Jan. 3/1 No direct geodetic measurements connected Merv with any fixed points in India, and beyond India no point of reference could be found for them nearer than the Russian surveys, which are themselves unconnected with any European system of triangulation. 1907 Mind 16 499 All of them..may find in this object an identical point of reference. 1947 M. Sherif & H. Cantril Psychol. of Ego-involvements vi. 137 Ego-involving judgements in which an individual uses himself..as a central point of reference. 1991 Mech. Engin. Sept. 80/3 Motion is traced using a fixed point of reference. 2000 R. Williams Lost Icons (2002) Introd. 1 An image that binds people together, provides a common point of reference and a common touchstone of acceptability. < as lemmas |
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