yardstick

n.码尺；衡量的标准

For everyday purpose, that standard object could be a yardstick or meter stick. 在日常实用中，标准物也许是码尺或米尺。

The right of a people to decide their own destiny, to make their way in freedom, is not to be measured by the yardstick of colour or degree of social development. 一个民族决定自己的命运，自由地走自己的路的权利，是不能用肤色或社会发展程度等尺度来衡量的。

尺度