名詞 criterion:

1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
   同義詞：standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
2. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
   同義詞：criterion, standard

1. Success in making money is not always a good criterion of success in life.
   能掙錢并不一定是衡量人生幸福的可靠標準。
2. An experiment was made to check up on the reliability of certain criteria.
   已經(jīng)進行了一項實驗以檢查某些標準的可靠性。
3. What are the criteria for deciding (ie How do we decide) who gets the prize?
   評定獲獎者以什麼作標準?