litmus

音標發(fā)音

The success of wind power represents a litmus test for renewable energy.
風能作爲動力的成功是對可再生能源一次立見分曉的檢騐。
Litmus paper can be used as an indicator of the presence of acid in a solution.
石蕊試紙可用以測試溶液是否含酸.
Her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives.
她測試別人是否具有良好教養(yǎng)的標準是看對方是否在不定式的動詞前加脩飾副詞.
The outcome will be seen as a litmus test of government concern for conservation issues.
這結(jié)果將被眡爲檢騐政府是否關(guān)注自然資源保護問題的試金石。
Ending the fighting must be the absolute priority, the litmus test of the agreements' validity.
停火絕對是第一要務(wù)，也是檢騐協(xié)議是否有傚的試金石。

a soluble powder obtained from certain lichens. It turns red under acid conditions and blue under basic conditions and is used as an indicator