touchstone
A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a…A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.
» Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
Значение
значений: 2A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.
Prüfstein, Probierstein
проби́рный ка́меньprobírnyj kámenʹ
пробірний каміньprobirnyj kaminʹ
(шире, переносно)A standard of comparison or evaluation.
Near-synonym: comparator
Prüfstein
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
Примеры
предложений: 2Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
Do not praise anyone before you hear him speak, for that is the touchstone of human beings.
deLobe niemanden, bevor du ihn sprechen hörst, denn das ist der Prüfstein der Menschen.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From touch + stone.From touch + stone.
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Формы
мн. число: touchstones| Ед. число | touchstone |
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