プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ものさし【物差し】
&fRoman1;〔定規〕a ruler, a rule；〔測定器〕a measure
棒の長さを物差しで測る
measure the length of a stick with a ruler
１メートルの物差し
a meter measure [rule]
１ヤードの物差し
a yardstick／a yard measure
&fRoman2;〔判断の基準〕
出版物の量は文化の一つの物差しだ
The volume of material published is one measure [yardstick] of a nation's culture.
彼女の行動は普通の物差しでは測れない
Her behavior cannot be judged by normal standards.