| 单词 | acid test |
| 释义 | acid testSEE SYNONYMS FOR acid test ON THESAURUS.COM nouna severe and conclusive test to establish quality, genuineness, worth, etc. Origin of acid testFirst recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby acid testacid rock, acid salt, acid soil, acid stain, acid sulfate, acid test, acid test ratio, acid tide, acid-tongued, acid trip, acidulant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acid test
British Dictionary definitions for acid testacid test nouna rigorous and conclusive test to establish worth or valuethe play passed the critic's acid test Word Origin for acid testC19: from the testing of gold with nitric acid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with acid testacid test A decisive trial to determine worth or quality, as in Exposure to brilliant sunlight is the acid test for showing this fabric won't fade. Alluding to a 19th-century chemical test for distinguishing gold from other metals, this term was used figuratively by the early 1900s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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