单词 | standard |
释义 | Word Frequency standard(ˈstændəd) noun 1. an accepted or approved example of something against which others are judged or measured 2. (often plural) a principle of propriety, honesty, and integrity she has no standards 3. a level of excellence or quality a low standard of living 4. any distinctive flag, device, etc, as of a nation, sovereign, or special cause 5. a. any of a variety of naval or military flags b. the colours of a cavalry regiment 6. a flag or emblem formerly used to show the central or rallying point of an army in battle 7. a large tapering flag ending in two points, originally borne by a sovereign or high-ranking noble 8. the commodity or commodities in which is stated the value of a basic monetary unit the gold standard 9. an authorized model of a unit of measure or weight 10. a unit of board measure equal to 1980 board feet 11. (in coinage) the prescribed proportion by weight of precious metal and base metal that each coin must contain 12. an upright pole or beam, esp one used as a support 13. a. a piece of furniture consisting of an upright pole or beam on a base or support b. (as modifier) a standard lamp 14. a. a plant, esp a fruit tree, that is trained so that it has an upright stem free ofbranches b. (as modifier) a standard cherry 15. a song or piece of music that has remained popular for many years 16. the largest petal of a leguminous flower, such as a sweetpea 17. (in New Zealand and, formerly, in England and Wales) a class or level of attainment in an elementary school adjective 18. of the usual, regularized, medium, or accepted kind a standard size 19. of recognized authority, competence, or excellence the standard work on Greece 20. denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, that is regarded as correct and acceptable by educated native speakers Compare nonstandard, informal 21. British (formerly) (of eggs) of a size that is smaller than large and larger than medium Word origin C12: from Old French estandart gathering place, flag to mark such a place, probably of Germanic origin; compareOld High German stantan to stand, Old High German ort place |
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