Definition of touchstone in English:

touchstone

noun ˈtʌtʃstəʊnˈtətʃˌstoʊn

1A piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the colour of the mark which they made on it.
试金石
Example sentencesExamples
- Small black stones were used as touchstones to test the colour, and hence purity, of gold.
- The same example can be cited: in spite of producing unlimited quantities of gold, the touchstone remains the same.
- ‘To touch’ in reference to fine metals such as gold refers to the touchstone used to test the purity of the metal.
1. 1.1 A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.
  检验标准
  they tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance
  他们往往把语法作为所有语言运用的检验标准。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Smith endorsed capitalism as a means to his ultimate value - control of arbitrary rule, a premise that has remained a touchstone of liberalism.
  This attitude comes mostly from the idea that American middle-class values are the touchstone from which all else should be judged.
  I would have thought ID cards are a pretty fundamental issue if not a touchstone of liberal credentials.
  What, in short, is the touchstone by which to recognise a special class of people from members of the general public?
  Ridley's treatment of the role of inheritance in the determination of intelligence and, more generally, of personality, will be for many readers the touchstone by which his book is judged.
  By the Second World War the toleration of COs had begun to be recognized as a touchstone of mature liberalism.
  Such reference has been the touchstone for an assessment of trade unions over the last two decades.
  We had no idea the film would become the touchstone for special effects films that it is recognized to be today.
  It is a touchstone against which I measure my own political views.
  His reference to the Cold War as his touchstone gives him away.
  An article in a foreign journal becomes a touchstone and then a norm, unless it is torn asunder by some path-breaking discovery.
  In a sense, an extensive vocabulary appears to have mistakenly become a touchstone by which one's English proficiency is judged and assessed.
  Nor has he challenged the appellant's case that the requirements of the Convention provide a touchstone for judging the rationality of his decision and the policy pursuant to which it was reached.
  We see the standard touchstones - the Wailing Wall, the Dome of the Rock - but we also see the streets, Jerusalem as a town, a city where Jews and Arabs both live.
  That was his political touchstone, his point of reference, the rock upon which he built everything else.
  Our writings serve as the academy's benchmarks, the ethical touchstones for the noblest of professions.
  There are Australianisms of language and tone, Australian touchstones of reference, that should be consciously preserved.
  Considerations on the French Revolution would become a touchstone for the liberals under the Bourbons.
  But these terms, profoundly limiting as they are, are actually touchstones that disputants in the periodical debate would recognize.
  We are, after all, introduced to him in the first stanza through his tastes, the touchstones he cannot lay aside and by which he judges all else.
  Synonyms
  criterion, standard, yardstick, benchmark, barometer, litmus test, indicator, indication
  measure, point of reference, norm, gauge, reference, test, guide, guideline, exemplar, model, pattern

Definition of touchstone in US English:

touchstone

nounˈtəCHˌstōnˈtətʃˌstoʊn

1A piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the color of the mark which they made on it.
试金石
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘To touch’ in reference to fine metals such as gold refers to the touchstone used to test the purity of the metal.
- The same example can be cited: in spite of producing unlimited quantities of gold, the touchstone remains the same.
- Small black stones were used as touchstones to test the colour, and hence purity, of gold.
1. 1.1 A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.
  检验标准
  they tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance
  他们往往把语法作为所有语言运用的检验标准。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Such reference has been the touchstone for an assessment of trade unions over the last two decades.
  Considerations on the French Revolution would become a touchstone for the liberals under the Bourbons.
  We had no idea the film would become the touchstone for special effects films that it is recognized to be today.
  We are, after all, introduced to him in the first stanza through his tastes, the touchstones he cannot lay aside and by which he judges all else.
  Ridley's treatment of the role of inheritance in the determination of intelligence and, more generally, of personality, will be for many readers the touchstone by which his book is judged.
  An article in a foreign journal becomes a touchstone and then a norm, unless it is torn asunder by some path-breaking discovery.
  Smith endorsed capitalism as a means to his ultimate value - control of arbitrary rule, a premise that has remained a touchstone of liberalism.
  In a sense, an extensive vocabulary appears to have mistakenly become a touchstone by which one's English proficiency is judged and assessed.
  What, in short, is the touchstone by which to recognise a special class of people from members of the general public?
  It is a touchstone against which I measure my own political views.
  By the Second World War the toleration of COs had begun to be recognized as a touchstone of mature liberalism.
  That was his political touchstone, his point of reference, the rock upon which he built everything else.
  His reference to the Cold War as his touchstone gives him away.
  This attitude comes mostly from the idea that American middle-class values are the touchstone from which all else should be judged.
  There are Australianisms of language and tone, Australian touchstones of reference, that should be consciously preserved.
  I would have thought ID cards are a pretty fundamental issue if not a touchstone of liberal credentials.
  We see the standard touchstones - the Wailing Wall, the Dome of the Rock - but we also see the streets, Jerusalem as a town, a city where Jews and Arabs both live.
  Our writings serve as the academy's benchmarks, the ethical touchstones for the noblest of professions.
  But these terms, profoundly limiting as they are, are actually touchstones that disputants in the periodical debate would recognize.
  Nor has he challenged the appellant's case that the requirements of the Convention provide a touchstone for judging the rationality of his decision and the policy pursuant to which it was reached.
  Synonyms
  criterion, standard, yardstick, benchmark, barometer, litmus test, indicator, indication

词汇	touchstone
释义	Definition of touchstone in English: touchstone noun ˈtʌtʃstəʊnˈtətʃˌstoʊn 1A piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the colour of the mark which they made on it. 试金石 Example sentencesExamples Small black stones were used as touchstones to test the colour, and hence purity, of gold. The same example can be cited: in spite of producing unlimited quantities of gold, the touchstone remains the same. ‘To touch’ in reference to fine metals such as gold refers to the touchstone used to test the purity of the metal. 1.1 A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized. 检验标准 they tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance 他们往往把语法作为所有语言运用的检验标准。 Example sentencesExamples Smith endorsed capitalism as a means to his ultimate value - control of arbitrary rule, a premise that has remained a touchstone of liberalism. This attitude comes mostly from the idea that American middle-class values are the touchstone from which all else should be judged. I would have thought ID cards are a pretty fundamental issue if not a touchstone of liberal credentials. What, in short, is the touchstone by which to recognise a special class of people from members of the general public? Ridley's treatment of the role of inheritance in the determination of intelligence and, more generally, of personality, will be for many readers the touchstone by which his book is judged. By the Second World War the toleration of COs had begun to be recognized as a touchstone of mature liberalism. Such reference has been the touchstone for an assessment of trade unions over the last two decades. We had no idea the film would become the touchstone for special effects films that it is recognized to be today. It is a touchstone against which I measure my own political views. His reference to the Cold War as his touchstone gives him away. An article in a foreign journal becomes a touchstone and then a norm, unless it is torn asunder by some path-breaking discovery. In a sense, an extensive vocabulary appears to have mistakenly become a touchstone by which one's English proficiency is judged and assessed. Nor has he challenged the appellant's case that the requirements of the Convention provide a touchstone for judging the rationality of his decision and the policy pursuant to which it was reached. We see the standard touchstones - the Wailing Wall, the Dome of the Rock - but we also see the streets, Jerusalem as a town, a city where Jews and Arabs both live. That was his political touchstone, his point of reference, the rock upon which he built everything else. Our writings serve as the academy's benchmarks, the ethical touchstones for the noblest of professions. There are Australianisms of language and tone, Australian touchstones of reference, that should be consciously preserved. Considerations on the French Revolution would become a touchstone for the liberals under the Bourbons. But these terms, profoundly limiting as they are, are actually touchstones that disputants in the periodical debate would recognize. We are, after all, introduced to him in the first stanza through his tastes, the touchstones he cannot lay aside and by which he judges all else. Synonyms criterion, standard, yardstick, benchmark, barometer, litmus test, indicator, indication measure, point of reference, norm, gauge, reference, test, guide, guideline, exemplar, model, pattern Definition of touchstone in US English: touchstone nounˈtəCHˌstōnˈtətʃˌstoʊn 1A piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the color of the mark which they made on it. 试金石 Example sentencesExamples ‘To touch’ in reference to fine metals such as gold refers to the touchstone used to test the purity of the metal. The same example can be cited: in spite of producing unlimited quantities of gold, the touchstone remains the same. Small black stones were used as touchstones to test the colour, and hence purity, of gold. 1.1 A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized. 检验标准 they tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance 他们往往把语法作为所有语言运用的检验标准。 Example sentencesExamples Such reference has been the touchstone for an assessment of trade unions over the last two decades. Considerations on the French Revolution would become a touchstone for the liberals under the Bourbons. We had no idea the film would become the touchstone for special effects films that it is recognized to be today. We are, after all, introduced to him in the first stanza through his tastes, the touchstones he cannot lay aside and by which he judges all else. Ridley's treatment of the role of inheritance in the determination of intelligence and, more generally, of personality, will be for many readers the touchstone by which his book is judged. An article in a foreign journal becomes a touchstone and then a norm, unless it is torn asunder by some path-breaking discovery. Smith endorsed capitalism as a means to his ultimate value - control of arbitrary rule, a premise that has remained a touchstone of liberalism. In a sense, an extensive vocabulary appears to have mistakenly become a touchstone by which one's English proficiency is judged and assessed. What, in short, is the touchstone by which to recognise a special class of people from members of the general public? It is a touchstone against which I measure my own political views. By the Second World War the toleration of COs had begun to be recognized as a touchstone of mature liberalism. That was his political touchstone, his point of reference, the rock upon which he built everything else. His reference to the Cold War as his touchstone gives him away. This attitude comes mostly from the idea that American middle-class values are the touchstone from which all else should be judged. There are Australianisms of language and tone, Australian touchstones of reference, that should be consciously preserved. I would have thought ID cards are a pretty fundamental issue if not a touchstone of liberal credentials. We see the standard touchstones - the Wailing Wall, the Dome of the Rock - but we also see the streets, Jerusalem as a town, a city where Jews and Arabs both live. Our writings serve as the academy's benchmarks, the ethical touchstones for the noblest of professions. But these terms, profoundly limiting as they are, are actually touchstones that disputants in the periodical debate would recognize. Nor has he challenged the appellant's case that the requirements of the Convention provide a touchstone for judging the rationality of his decision and the policy pursuant to which it was reached. Synonyms criterion, standard, yardstick, benchmark, barometer, litmus test, indicator, indication
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