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standard

/stan-derd/US // ˈstæn dərd //UK // (ˈstændəd) //

标准,标准的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
    • : an object that is regarded as the usual or most common size or form of its kind: We stock the deluxe models as well as the standards.
    • : a rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment: They tried to establish standards for a new philosophical approach.
    • : an average or normal requirement, quality, quantity, level, grade, etc.: His work this week hasn't been up to his usual standard.
    • : standards, those morals, ethics, habits, etc., established by authority, custom, or an individual as acceptable: He tried to live up to his father's standards.
    • : a grade of beef immediately below good.
    • : the authorized exemplar of a unit of weight or measure.
    • : a certain commodity in or by which a basic monetary unit is stated.Compare gold standard, silver standard, bimetallism, monometallism.
    • : the legally established content of full-weight coins.
    • : the prescribed degree of fineness for gold or silver.
    • : British. a class or grade in elementary schools.
    • : a musical piece of sufficiently enduring popularity to be made part of a permanent repertoire, especially a popular song.
    • : a flag indicating the presence of a sovereign or public official.
    • : a flag, emblematic figure, or other object raised on a pole to indicate the rallying point of an army, fleet, etc.
    • : Military. any of various military or naval flags.the colors of a mounted unit.a U.S. Navy radar-guided surface-to-air missile with a range of 10–30 miles.
    • : Heraldry. a long, tapering flag or ensign, as of a monarch or a nation.
    • : something that stands or is placed upright.
    • : a long candlestick or candelabrum used in a church.
    • : an upright support or supporting part.
    • : Armor. a standing collar of mail.
    • : Horticulture. a plant trained or grafted to have a single, erect, treelike stem.
    • : Botany. a distinct petal, larger than the rest, of certain flowers; a vexillum.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : serving as a basis of weight, measure, value, comparison, or judgment.
    • : of recognized excellence or established authority: a standard reference on medieval history.
    • : usual, common, or customary: Chairs are standard furniture in American households.
    • : manual; not electric or automatic: standard transmission.
    • : conforming in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc., to the usage of most educated native speakers, especially those having prestige, and widely considered acceptable or correct: Standard American English; standard pronunciation.Compare nonstandard.
    • : authorized or approved: The program was broadcast on the standard broadcast band.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.regular, approved
Forms: standards
nounguideline, principle
Forms: standards

Examples

  • In addition, group members who had any community standards violations in a group will now require post approval for the next 30 days.

  • The biggest news is a set of gold standard polls released in Minnesota and New Hampshire.

  • No one was sure exactly what that encryption standard should be.

  • Even at those prices, stiff by virtual event standards, Hinson said TechCrunch expects between 10,000 and 15,000 attendees this year, roughly in line with last year’s attendance figures.

  • All but five of the top 100 films of 2019 would meet the Oscars’ standard of on-screen representation.

  • Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand.

  • The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.

  • Christopher Nolan, Interstellar “My films are always held to a weirdly high standard,” Nolan told me.

  • Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.

  • The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.

  • And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.

  • The new creed, called the King's Book, approved by the houses of convocation, and made the standard of English orthodoxy.

  • The news of these successes brought crowds of volunteers to our standard.

  • As regards Great Britain, the gold standard is yet preserved for all practical purposes.

  • Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.