名詞 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
   同義詞：bench mark

bench.mark

n.（名詞）
A standard by which something can be measured or judged:
基準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)：可依照做出衡量和判斷的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：
例句：
.Inflation . . . is a great distorter of seemingly fixed economic ideas and benchmarks.(Benjamin M. Friedman)See Synonyms at standard
.通貨膨脹…是看來穩(wěn)定的經(jīng)濟(jì)觀念和基準(zhǔn)的嚴(yán)重誤解.(本杰明M.弗里德曼)參見 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 水準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)：在事先確定了位置和高度的固定物體上的測(cè)量標(biāo)記，用作潮汐觀察與測(cè)量的參照點(diǎn)
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
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.
標(biāo)準(zhǔn)檢查：按照指定標(biāo)準(zhǔn)檢測(cè)（競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手的產(chǎn)品），以比較和改進(jìn)自己的產(chǎn)品

來源：
[From the use of the mark as a place to insert an angle iron that serves as a support for a leveling rod]
[由用于支撐水準(zhǔn)標(biāo)尺的角鐵插入位置的標(biāo)記而來]