acid test
嚴酷的考驗;真正檢查品質或能力的試金石
正式·用于檢驗品質或能力的關鍵時刻
英文釋義
a definitive and conclusive test to determine the true nature or quality of something
例句
The final exam was the acid test of everything we had learned all semester.
典故來源
源自19世紀用硝酸(acid)測試黃金真偽的方法,真金遇酸不腐蝕,因此引申為檢驗事物真實價值的決定性測試。