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词汇 litmus-test
释义 litmus test
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈlɪt.məs ˌtest/ us /ˈlɪt.məs ˌtest/
a test to find out if a substance is acid or alkaline石蕊测试,酸碱测试
[ usually singular ]
someone's decision or opinion about something that suggests what they think about a wider range of related things: (具有更广泛意义的)决定,意见
litmus test ofThe president's policy on abortion is regarded as a litmus test of his views on women's rights.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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litmus test | American Dictionary


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

litmus testnoun[C] (CHEMICAL TEST)


chemistry
a test of a chemical substance using paper treated with litmus, which tells whether a substance is acid or alkali

litmus testnoun[C] (OPINION)


an opinion or action that is thought to show more general opinions or likely future actions:
Analysts say the election is a litmus test for democracy in the region.

Examples of litmus test


litmus test
That is why it functions as a litmustest for the overman; it tests his ability to live without the salvation of meaning.
The litmustest for any formal theory lies in its predictive ability.
Taking them together we get a good litmustest on recent thinking on the evolution of monetary relations from a political economy perspective.
The litmustest was the quantity of goods.
The ability of an institution to outlive its initial founder is the litmustest of institutionalisation.
In the bilingual case, the litmustest for the presence of lexical sharing is the presence of cross-language semantic priming effects.
It forms an enlightening and hitherto unused litmustest of cardenista intentions and abilities in the national process of pushing reform on often reluctant regional actors.
The litmustest of any civilisation is not how it treats its majority, but how it treats the minorities that make up that majority.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
That is the litmustest for our credibility.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It is the market that is the litmustest; it is the market that will decide.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
This is a litmustest issue, 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 good litmustest of their good intentions.
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Throughout the debate it has been interesting to observe the litmustest of our postbags.
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Our postbags are a litmustest of public opinion.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The third litmustest concerns those who argue for preconditions.
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