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litmus test【机】 石蕊试验 litmus test litmus test n.(名词)1. A test for chemical acidity or basicity using litmus paper.石蕊色质测试:用石蕊试纸对化学酸、碱性所作的测试2. A test that uses a single indicator to prompt a decision:试金石:依靠一个单独的标志便得出结论的测试:“The word ‘hopefully’ has become the litmus test to determine whether one is a language snob or a language slob”(&b{William Safire})“‘满怀希望地’一词已经成为检验一个人在语言上是附庸风雅之徒还是墨守成规之人的试金石”(威廉·萨菲尔) |