单词 | acid test |
释义 | acid testsingular noun The acid test of something is an important aspect or result that it might have, which allows you to decide whether it is true or successful. The acid test of a school is 'would you send your own children there?' [+ of] acid test in British Englishnoun a rigorous and conclusive test to establish worth or value the play passed the critic's acid test Word origin C19: from the testing of gold with nitric acidacid test in American English a crucial, final test that proves the value or quality of something Word origin orig. a test of gold by acidExamples of 'acid test' in a sentence |
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