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单词 litmus test
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litmus test
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlɪt.məs ˌtest/us
/ˈlɪt.məs ˌtest/
atesttofindout if asubstanceisacidoralkaline
石蕊测试，酸碱测试
[usually singular]
someone'sdecisionoropinionabout something thatsuggestswhat theythinkabout awiderrangeofrelatedthings:
（具有更广泛意义的）决定，意见
The president'spolicyonabortionisregardedas alitmustestofhisviewson women'srights.总统在堕胎问题上所采取的政策表明他对女性权利的总体看法。
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(Definition oflitmus testfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

litmus test| American Dictionary

litmus test
noun[C]
us/ˈlɪt·məs ˌtest/

litmus testnoun[C](CHEMICAL TEST)

chemistry
a test of achemicalsubstanceusingpapertreatedwith litmus, whichtellswhether asubstanceisacidoralkali

litmus testnoun[C](OPINION)

anopinionoractionthat isthoughtto show moregeneralopinionsorlikelyfutureactions:
Analysts say theelectionis a litmus test fordemocracyin theregion.
(Definition oflitmus testfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflitmus test

litmus test
That is why it functions as alitmustestfor the overman; it tests his ability to live without the salvation of meaning.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thelitmustestfor any formal theory lies in its predictive ability.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The communal variables indicate that those persons who are thelitmustestfor the community have indeed been male.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Taking them together we get a goodlitmusteston recent thinking on the evolution of monetary relations from a political economy perspective.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thelitmustestwas the quantity of goods.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The ability of an institution to outlive its initial founder is thelitmustestof institutionalisation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the bilingual case, thelitmustestfor the presence of lexical sharing is the presence of cross-language semantic priming effects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It forms an enlightening and hitherto unusedlitmustestof cardenista intentions and abilities in the national process of pushing reform on often reluctant regional actors.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thelitmustestof any civilisation is not how it treats its majority, but how it treats the minorities that make up that majority.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That is thelitmustestfor our credibility.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is the market that is thelitmustest; it is the market that will decide.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This is alitmustestissue, not just for farmers but, in its knock-on effects, for the rural economy as a whole.
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Although a variety of actions may be relevant, decommissioning would be an extremely goodlitmustestof their good intentions.
From the
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Throughout the debate it has been interesting to observe thelitmustestof our postbags.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Our postbags are alitmustestof public opinion.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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