standard

Definitions

Likely from a war-banner that armies rallied around — the thing that 'stood' firm on the battlefield as a fixed point. From that fixed rallying point grew the idea of a fixed reference: a standard you measure against. So both 'raise the standard' (the flag) and 'meet the standard' (the benchmark) share the picture of something firmly standing.

Common Collocations

• 1.high standard高标准
• 2.double standard双重标准
• 3.standard of living生活水平
• 4.meet a standard达到标准

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Their products meet the highest safety standards.

• 2.

  This is the standard size for office paper.

• 3.

  Soldiers carried the royal standard into battle.