benchmark

名词 benchmark:

1. a standard by which something can be measured or judged
2. a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
   同义词：bench mark

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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]