criterion
noun[C]
uk/kraɪˈtɪə.ri.ən/us/kraɪˈtɪr.i.ən/pluralcriteriauk/-ri.ə/us/-ˈtɪr.i.ə/C1
astandardby which youjudge,decideabout, ordealwith something:
(作出评判、决定或处理的)标准,准则The HealthServiceshould not bejudgedbyfinancialcriteriaalone.公共医疗卫生服务不应仅仅以财务状况的好坏为标准来评判。
Compare
measurenoun
standardnoun
touchstone
yardstick(STANDARD)
- Patients can now becompulsorilydetainedinhospitalonly undertightlydrawncriteria.
- The HealthServiceshould not bejudgedbyfinancialcriteriaalone.
- We'relookingfor a veryspecificsortofpersonand this womanseemstofulfilall ofourcriteria.
- Morespecificand lesssubjectivecriteria should be used inselectingpeopleforpromotionwithin thecompany.
Quality and standard
- bar
- benchmark
- cachet
- calibre
- conform
- conform to/withsomething
- level
- mark
- multi-levelled
- multilevel
- notch
- place
- plane
- prestige
- qualitative
- qualitatively
- star
- style
- take first/second placeidiom
- upscale