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gold standard

noun
🔊/ˈɡəʊld stændəd/
🔊/ˈɡəʊld stændərd/
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  1. (usually the gold standard)
     [singular] an economic system in which the value of money is based on the value of gold金本位制
    • the ending of the gold standard in 19311931年黄金标准的终结
    • The currency was tied to the gold standard.这种货币以前与金本位制挂钩。
  2. [usually singular] a high level of quality that others try to copy黄金标准；典范
    • Articles like his are the gold standard of news reporting.类似他写的文章就是新闻报道的典范。🔊🔊
    • It wasn’t just any private jet but one that would become the gold standard.这不仅是任何私人飞机，而且将成为黄金标准。
    Extra Examples
    • The newspaper has to offer a gold standard for journalistic integrity.报界必须提出新闻诚信的黄金标准。
    • Charles Schulz's ‘Peanuts’ is the gold standard for comic strips.查尔斯・舒尔茨的《花生漫画》是连环漫画的黄金标准。