名詞 benchmark:

1. a standard by which something can be measured or judged
2. a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
   同義詞：bench mark

bench.mark

n.（名詞）
A standard by which something can be measured or judged:
基準點：可依照做出衡量和判斷的標準：
例句：
.Inflation . . . is a great distorter of seemingly fixed economic ideas and benchmarks.(Benjamin M. Friedman)See Synonyms at standard
.通貨膨脹…是看來穩(wěn)定的經濟觀念和基準的嚴重誤解.(本杰明M.弗里德曼)參見 standard

Often bench mark A surveyor`s mark made on a stationary object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a reference point in tidal observations and surveys.
常作 bench mark 水準點：在事先確定了位置和高度的固定物體上的測量標記，用作潮汐觀察與測量的參照點
v.tr.（及物動詞）
bench.marked,bench.mark.ing,bench.marks
To measure (a rival`s product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one`s own product.
標準檢查：按照指定標準檢測（競爭對手的產品），以比較和改進自己的產品

來源：
[From the use of the mark as a place to insert an angle iron that serves as a support for a leveling rod]
[由用于支撐水準標尺的角鐵插入位置的標記而來]