尺度在衡量、比较或判断中所用的评判标准或标准 A test or standard used in measurement, comparison, or judgment.
用多半尺度衡量，1988年对波音公司来说都是极好的一年。这一规模庞大的航空公司不但在销售方面创下记录，并积压了大量订单。 By most measures, 1988 has been an excellent year for the Boeing Company. The giant aerospace concern has racked up record sales and has a huge backlog of orders.
钱，货币，纸币一种商品，如金子或官方发行的铸币或纸币，把这种货币或纸币定为可与其他一切商品、如货物和服务的等价交换物，并用作市场交换价值的尺度 A commodity, such as gold, or an officially issued coin or paper note that is legally established as an exchangeable equivalent of all other commodities, such as goods and services, and is used as a measure of their comparative values on the market.
耐久性是质量好坏的一个尺度。 Durability is one yardstick of quality.
