[] (usuallythe gold standard) () an economic system in which the value of money is based on the value of gold金本位制◆Britain left the gold standard in 1931.英国 1931 年放弃了金本位制。something that is considered to be the best in a particular field and that other similar things are compared to参比标准◆This system is considered the gold standard for 3-D computer games.这个系统被认为是三维电脑游戏中的参比标准。