yardstick

အင်္ဂလိပ်

နာမ်

yardstick (အက္ခရာဖလှယ်ရန် လိုအပ်) (ဗဟုဝုစ် yardsticks)

1. ကိုက်တံ။
2. (figuratively) အကဲဖြတ်နှိုင်းယှဉ်တိုင်းတာရန် သုံးသည့်စံ။
   • 2008 April 8, Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, “Attacks in Baghdad spiked in March, U.S. data show”, in International Herald Tribune, 2008 April 8 edition, “Africa & Middle East” section,

     Attacks against civilians in the capital remained relatively unchanged: 69 in March from 62 in February. ¶ However, another yardstick, the number of civilian deaths tracked by the Iraqi government, shot up last month after several months of decline.