gold standard

英 [ɡəʊld 'stændəd] 美 [ɡoʊld 'stændəd]

• n. 金本位(一种货币制度)；优质标准

英英释义

Noun:

1. a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold

2. a paragon of excellence;

   "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The gold standard failed to outlast the Depression.
   金本位制度在大萧条后难以为继。
2. The monetary system of certain countries used to be based on gold.
   某些国家的货币制度过去一直是金本位的。

词汇搭配

• gold standard 金本位(一种货币制度...