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

• 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。
• 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。
• The point of reference for analyzing the linguistic situation in Catalonia is the language which a person speaks and not their ethnic identity as in China.
  ¨分析加泰罗尼亚语言现状的参照点在于，使用这一语言的人并不象在中国那样就是属于某一个民族的人。
• CNC machine tools owned by the principle point of reference and fault analysis
  数控机床归基准点的原理及故障分析
• Let your internal compass be your only point of reference.
  让你心中的罗盘成为你唯一的参考指南。
• AMUT enjoys a great reputation among the manufacturers of plants for the extrusion and thermoforming of thermoplastic materials and is a point of reference for everyone in this field.
  AMUT公司由于在热塑材料的挤压和热成形技术上的优异表现，受到了机械设备生产商的普遍赞誉，已成为该行业的典范。
• Standard example or point of reference for making comparisons
  （供比较之用的）样板或参照点
• 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。
• Like "Far East" or "Orient", either term makes sense only if one takes Europe as the point of reference.
  就像远东或东方一样，这些词只是在以欧洲作为参照物时才有意义。
• Thomas suspects that the horizon provides a helpful point of reference, allowing people to sense the difference between their body's natural motion and the motion of the ship.
  托马斯猜测地平线给人们提供了一个更有利的参照点，让人们感受到身体自然晃动和船体晃动的差别所在。