a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided 原则;标准 they award a green label to products that meet certain environmental criteria. 他们给符合某些环境标准的产品颁发绿色标志。
派生 criterial adjective 语源
early 17th cent.: from Greek kritērion 'means of judging', from kritēs (see critic)
用法
Strictly speaking, the singular form (following the original Greek) is criterion and the plural form is criteria. It is a common mistake, however, to use criteria as if it were a singular, as in a further criteria needs to be considered