英语词汇“touchstone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	touchstone
释义	touchstone I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun 1. : a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak left on the stone when rubbed by the metal < holding out gold that's by the touchstone tried — Shakespeare > — called also Basanite, Lydian stone 2. : a test or criterion for determining the quality or genuineness of a thing < an original work is the touchstone that exposes educated taste masquerading as sensibility — Clive Bell > Synonyms: see standard II. noun : a fundamental or quintessential part or feature < among the touchstones of his conversation were terms like “discipline,” “craft,” “tradition” — H.L.Gates, Jr. > < nor can one possess the work merely by studying the touchstone passages — Benjamin De Mott >
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