point of reference

英 [ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈrefrəns]

美 [ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈrefrəns]

n.  参照物; 参考依据

化学

牛津词典

noun

• 参照物；参考依据
  something that you already know that helps you understand a situation or explain sth to sb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （用于了解情况或进行交流的）参照依据，参考标准
  Apoint of referenceis something which you use to help you understand a situation or communicate with someone.
  1. Do we still have any fixed point of reference in the teaching of English?
     我们在英语教学上还有固定不变的参考标准吗？

英英释义

noun

• an indicator that orients you generally
  1. it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
  Synonym:reference pointreference

双语例句

• It also acts as a crucial point of reference for attendees making their way around this gigantic maze of a building.
  它也作为决策的参考解决这个巨大的迷宫建设的方式参加者的关键所在。
• This is possible only if we have a point of reference that lies beyond the roller coaster.
  只有当我们拥有一个处于过山车之外的参考点才能做到这一点。
• The astonishing breadth of his thinking makes him an indispensable point of reference for a wide range of disciplines.
  正是他令人惊奇的思想宽度，使得他的那些涉及宽泛规训的观点必不可少。
• The purpose of analyzing the limitations lies in providing a constructive point of reference for the theory of typicality that is bogging down into crisis.
  分析典型论局限性的目的，在于对陷入理论危机的典型论提供一个建设性的参照点。
• Practice, for the erection of public logistics information platform provides a point of reference, as a public logistics information platform development guide.
  实践上，为公共物流信息平台的搭建提供了一种参考标准，可作为公共物流信息平台的开发指南。
• In order to answer this question, you need a point of reference.
  为了回答这些问题，你需要一点参考。
• The paper calls for an awareness of such syntactically-enabled interactions among form, content and effect, an awareness that can serve as an objective point of reference in the writing, critique or translating of a literary text.
  论文认为，必须意识到这种由句法促成的形式内容效果三者的文体互动，并以此作为文学写作和翻译中谋篇策略以及文本批评的一个客观参照点。
• These numbers represent a point of reference and provide the preliminary data necessary for further research.
  这些数值代表了一个参考值，并为将来进行进一步的研究提供了所需的初步数据。
• If you anticipate complex use of XPath with PHP, this specification is a reliable point of reference.
  如果您预感到XPath与PHP的使用将会十分复杂，那么这个规范是一个很可靠的参考资源。
• These artifacts must always be at hand before, during and after a project, because they offer a primary point of reference for planning, design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization methods.
  在项目开始之前、进行期间以及结束之后，这些工件必须始终记在心里，因为它们提供了规划、设计、实施、维护及优化方法参考的要点。