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.
Значення
значень: 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
(ширше, 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
Приклади
речень: 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.
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From touch + stone.From touch + stone.
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Форми
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