英语习语 | the acid test 真正的考验、严峻的考验、决定性的考验

the acid test
真正的考验、严峻的考验、决定性的考验

• It looks good, but will people buy it? That’s the acid test.
  看上去不错，但人们会买它吗？这才是真正的考验。
• The acid test of a school is ‘would you send your own children there?’
  “你会将自己的孩子送去那里吗？”这一问题是衡量一所学校的试金石。
• The acid test of a good driver is whether he or she remains calm in an emergency.
  在紧急情况下能否保持冷静是对一个好司机的严峻考验。