criterion

n. 标准,准则

A gentleman may have money or may sponge on his friends; the criterion of a gentleman is that however poor he may be he still refuses to do useful work.

绅士可能有钱、或者可能依赖朋友过活；绅士的准则是，无论他怎么穷也罢，他依然是拒绝做任何有用的工作的。

A standard of measurement or judgment; a criterion.

标准测量或判断的标谁；标准