criterions

standard, criterion, measure, gauge

这些名词均含“标准”之意。
standard: 指公认为决定事物质量或人的品质的准则或原则。
criterion: 较正式用词，指判断、批评事物的标准，但不一定制成了规章。
measure: 与standard基本同义，但多用于比喻，指衡量某事物的质量准则。
gauge: 专指测量物体大小、厚度、直径等的标准规格。

名词 criterion:

1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
   同义词：standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
2. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
   同义词：criterion, standard

1. A standard of measurement or judgment; a criterion.
   标准测量或判断的标谁; 标准
2. A gentleman may have money or may sponge on his friends; the criterion of a gentleman is that however poor he may be he still refuses to do useful work.
   绅士可能有钱、或者可能依赖朋友过活; 绅士的准则是，无论他怎么穷也罢，他依然是拒绝做任何有用的工作的。