bench.mark
n.（名词）A standard by which something can be measured or judged:基准点：可依照做出衡量和判断的标准：例句：.Inflation . . . is a great distorter of seemingly fixed economic ideas and benchmarks.(Benjamin M. Friedman)See Synonyms at standard .通货膨胀…是看来稳定的经济观念和基准的严重误解.(本杰明M.弗里德曼)参见 standard
Often bench mark A surveyor`s mark made on a stationary object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a reference point in tidal observations and surveys. 常作 bench mark 水准点：在事先确定了位置和高度的固定物体上的测量标记，用作潮汐观察与测量的参照点v.tr.（及物动词）bench.marked,bench.mark.ing,bench.marks To measure (a rival`s product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one`s own product.标准检查：按照指定标准检测（竞争对手的产品），以比较和改进自己的产品
来源：[From the use of the mark as a place to insert an angle iron that serves as a support for a leveling rod] [由用于支撑水准标尺的角铁插入位置的标记而来]
