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单词 criterion
释义
criterioncri‧te‧ri‧on /kraɪˈtɪəriən $ -ˈtɪr-/ ●●○ W2 AWL noun (plural criteria /-riə/) [countable usually plural] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcriterion
Origin:
1600-1700 Greek kriterion, from krinein ‘to judge, decide’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The company's criterion for success is high sales.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A criterion of reasonableness or rational basis is obviously a narrower standard of review.
  • Both Nash reversion and Abreu's simple penal codes are subgame perfect equilibrium strategies and so satisfy this criterion of credibility.
  • Other researchers use less strict criteria and claim to find competence where Piagetians, using their criterion, do not.
  • The criterion is the number of years before the pre-tax cash receipts from the project pay back the capital invested.
  • The main criterion for subdivision of the detrital rocks is grain size, given as the diameter of the grain in millimeters.
  • The merit of the project in relation to each criterion is assessed in terms of the five classes, ranging from very good to very poor.
  • Their utilitarian contribution to our welfare should not, in other words, be our criterion as to whether they survive or not.
  • This difference of criterion as to the character of the conflict was reflected in the way power was handled on each side.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatora standard by which something is judged
a level of quality, skill, achievement etc by which something is judged: · Shakespeare is the standard against which all playwrights must be measured.· Many Europeans who consider themselves to be poor are rich by the standards of some Third World countries.
a set of standards, levels, or degrees against which you can compare and judge things: · On a scale of one to ten, ten being best, his new movie is a two.· The researchers devised a scale to measure people's attitudes toward certain types of behavior.
a standard you use in order to judge people or things, especially one that may be different from the standard used by other people or organizations: · The company's criterion for success is high sales.· Changing the college admissions criteria will have a serious effect.set of criteria (=group of standards): · The group ranks cities according to its own set of criteria.
a very high standard of quality, achievement, or excellence, against which all other things have to be compared and judged: · Under Coach Wooden, UCLA men's basketball was so successful it was the benchmark other teams measured themselves against.benchmark for: · In the 1960s and 1970s the Swedish political system was regarded as a benchmark for other European countries.
a person or thing that you compare another person or thing with, in order to judge how good or successful they are: · Many teachers say the primary school tests are not a useful educational yardstick.yardstick for: · The hospital has developed a treatment for cancer which has become the yardstick for all other treatments.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· Does your experience meet the criteria for the job?
· What criteria do we use to decide whether one book is better than another?
(=use them)· There are certain criteria you should apply when buying a computer.
· Normal child development is based upon certain criteria.
· Management establishes the criteria for each project.
adjectives
· You need to decide on your main criteria before you buy a house.
(=the only one)· Examination results are still seen as the sole criterion of success in education.
(=very exact)· All the cars must meet strict criteria, and are tested by our mechanics.
· The winning product must satisfy a range of environmental criteria.
(=that is based on fact and not opinion)· The label of 'carer' was defined by the objective criterion of someone who spends more than seven hours looking after someone.
phrases
· Doctors use an established set of criteria for making a diagnosis.
· There’s a list of criteria that you must meet in order to pass your driving test.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· These programmes permit students to enter higher education without satisfying all the admissions criteria.
(=the set of reasons used for choosing something or someone)· What are your selection criteria?
(=standards that are used for judging someone or making a decision about them)· The supermarket’s suppliers must meet strict criteria.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Though it no longer has the same resonance, it remains an important criterion.· I regard the most important criterion as an improvement in the delivery of patient care by the hospital in question.· I am increasingly concerned that validators increasingly fail to use as an important criterion the total experience of a student.· Weber also saw ownership of wealth as an important criterion for distinguishing classes.· Thomas made participation in chapel activities an important criterion for network strength.
· Some line experience appears a main criterion.· The main criterion for subdivision of the detrital rocks is grain size, given as the diameter of the grain in millimeters.· Intestinal metaplasia in four or more biopsy specimens was the main criterion for inclusion in the study.· Therefore, the main criterion is value for money.· The main criterion for an effective service must be that it is staffed by experienced professionals who are appropriately qualified.· There will be no point telling speakers they are using prevaricate wrongly, because usage is the main criterion for meaning.
· To be sure, this is not the only criterion: the voices of other Christians may be very confused.· The only criterion is that of mutual comprehension.· Age was not the only criterion in his choice of parts.
· Assertions that intention is the sole criterion of validity are few, suspect, and found only in post-classical texts.· But many borrowers choose an appealing discount deal as the sole criterion when they take out a loan.· A criterion of instant and obvious utility can not be the sole criterion for the inclusion of items in the school curriculum.· Thus age should not be the sole criterion for withholding aggressive treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in older patients.· The sole criterion is the market price of the land.
VERB
· To apply the social efficiency criterion the government needs information on social costs and benefits.· Success is not guaranteed by applying this criterion of selection.
· How few human beings in the entire galaxy could fulfil that criterion!· Whichever, both entries fulfil my third criterion.
· Cascaded identical sections that meet this criterion are all identically loaded and, therefore, behave identically.· Thus, most of the research they discuss does not even meet the criterion they chose for their review.· Simplistic hierarchies do not meet this criterion.· It would be better to fit a line which met some predetermined criterion.· If a child is not able to meet this criterion, then the method is not appropriate.
· Both Nash reversion and Abreu's simple penal codes are subgame perfect equilibrium strategies and so satisfy this criterion of credibility.
· The presence or absence of reflux symptoms was not used as a selection criterion for asthmatics.· Wilson and Connerly also are mulling a ban on using race as a criterion in awarding financial aid, the sources said.· It can occur when age is used as a criterion for redundancy or early retirement.· Their hope was that the statement could be used as the principal criterion for selecting an appropriate organization structure.· I am increasingly concerned that validators increasingly fail to use as an important criterion the total experience of a student.· Other researchers use less strict criteria and claim to find competence where Piagetians, using their criterion, do not.
a standard that you use to judge something or make a decision about something:  the criteria we use to select candidatescriterion for the criteria for measuring how good schools are Academic ability is not the sole criterion for admission to the college. a universal set of criteria for diagnosing patientsmeet/satisfy/fulfil criteria To qualify for a grant, students must satisfy certain criteria.COLLOCATIONSverbsmeet/satisfy/fulfil the criteria· Does your experience meet the criteria for the job?use criteria· What criteria do we use to decide whether one book is better than another?apply criteria (=use them)· There are certain criteria you should apply when buying a computer.be based on criteria· Normal child development is based upon certain criteria.establish the criteria for something· Management establishes the criteria for each project.adjectivesthe main criterion· You need to decide on your main criteria before you buy a house.the sole criterion (=the only one)· Examination results are still seen as the sole criterion of success in education.a strict criterion (=very exact)· All the cars must meet strict criteria, and are tested by our mechanics.academic/political/environmental etc criteria· The winning product must satisfy a range of environmental criteria.an objective criterion (=that is based on fact and not opinion)· The label of 'carer' was defined by the objective criterion of someone who spends more than seven hours looking after someone.phrasesa set of criteria· Doctors use an established set of criteria for making a diagnosis.a list of criteria· There’s a list of criteria that you must meet in order to pass your driving test.
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