criterion /krai'tianan; krai'tirian/ n (pl -ria /-ria; -ria/ or ~s) standard of judgement; principle by which sth is measured for value: 判斷的標(biāo)準(zhǔn); MK 某事物之價(jià)値的準(zhǔn)則： Success in money-making is not always a good ~ of real success in life. 在賺錢力頂?shù)某晒?，不一定是人生事業(yè)真正成功的一個(gè)好的準(zhǔn)則。