the touchstone
常见例句
- That is the touchstone of our efforts in all these areas.
對於我們在所有這些方麪的努力，這是一個試金石。 - Egypt is the most important Arab country and the touchstone for change in the Arab world.
埃及是最重要的阿拉伯國家，也是阿拉伯世界改革的試金石。 - It had grown into a habit， to pick up pebbles and touch the chain， and to throw them away without looking to see if a change had come； thus the madman found and lost the touchstone.
拾起小石去碰碰那條鏈子，然後不看看變化與否，又把它扔掉，這已成了習慣；就是這樣，這瘋子找到了又失掉了那塊點金石。 - For example, the touchstone of Senator Kerry's claim to strength was his service in Vietnam.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The anti-strength candidate 返回 the touchstone