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

• These numbers represent a point of reference and provide the preliminary data necessary for further research.
  这些数值代表了一个参考值，并为将来进行进一步的研究提供了所需的初步数据。
• 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。
• If you anticipate complex use of XPath with PHP, this specification is a reliable point of reference.
  如果您预感到XPath与PHP的使用将会十分复杂，那么这个规范是一个很可靠的参考资源。
• The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference such as the ground. Computational accuracy of equivalent magnetic charge method is high, but its calculation is complicated.
  高地，丘，隆起某一事物升高的高度，与地面相对而言等效磁荷法计算精度高，但计算过程相对复杂。
• In this article, we have provided a single point of reference for each the different interaction styles used by WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere ESB components.
  在本文中，我们为WebSphereProcessServer和WebSphereESB组件使用的每个不同的交互样式提供了统一的参考源。
• You can succeed if you have a point of reference and a mental framework to guide your investigation.
  只要您知道一些引用关系，然后在脑海中建立一个框架，这些就可以指引您继续研究了。
• 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。
• These artifacts must always be at hand before, during and after a project, because they offer a primary point of reference for planning, design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization methods.
  在项目开始之前、进行期间以及结束之后，这些工件必须始终记在心里，因为它们提供了规划、设计、实施、维护及优化方法参考的要点。
• 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。
• 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。