English Dictionary

yardstick

名詞

比喩的用法

A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long. / (figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

日本語の意味

実際の計測用の棒―約36インチ（1ヤード）の長さの測定棒 / 比喩的な意味では、基準や尺度、評価のための標準

He grabbed the old yardstick from the drawer to measure the fabric.

彼は布の長さを測るために、引き出しから古い全長1ヤード（36インチ）の定規を取り出した。

意味（1）

A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

Attacks against civilians in the capital remained relatively unchanged: 69 in March from 62 in February. ¶ However, another yardstick, the number of civilian deaths tracked by the Iraqi government, shot up last month after several months of decline.

yardsticks （ plural ）