- (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 1931 1931年金本位制的终结 The currency was tied to the gold standard. 这种货币以前与金本位制挂钩。
- [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. 这不仅仅是任何私人飞机,而是一种将成为黄金标准的飞机。
Extra ExamplesThe 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。