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旋元祐Time时代杂志核心短语 名词短语64:rule of thumb

rule of thumb

经验法则

据说,从前乡下酿私酒的师父不靠科学仪器,只用大拇 指浸在酒里感受一下温度,再放到嘴里尝一尝,就知道酒酿 造的火候如何。因而rule of thumb这个词组引申为「不够科 学、仅凭经验或常识的判断法则」。

As a rule of thumb, says Bell Labs,Penzias, technology will provide for people of the future what only the wealthiest can buy today.(出自:time, Oct. 15,1992,p. 39)

贝尔实验室的潘齐亚斯表示,根据经验法则,科技的进步,会使 未来人人都能拥有今日大富豪才买得起的东西。