barometer

/bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/· n.

财经/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

晴qíng雨yǔ表biǎo,风fēng向xiàng标biāo

反fǎn映yìng动dòng向xiàng变biàn化huà的de指zhǐ标biāo

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英yīng伟wěi达dá财cái报bào被bèi视shì为wèiAI市shì场chǎng信xìn心xīn的de风fēng向xiàng标biāo

Example

Nvidia Earnings Give Investors a Barometer for State of AI Trade

英yīng伟wěi达dá财cái报bào为wèi投tóu资zī者zhě提tí供gōng了le衡héng量liáng人rén工gōng智zhì能néng交jiāo易yì走zǒu势shì的de风fēng向xiàng标biāo。

Source: Bloomberg · 26 Aug 2026

Background ✎

英yīng伟wěi达dá即jí将jiāng发fā布bù财cái报bào,市shì场chǎng将jiāng其qí视shì为wèi判pàn断duàn人rén工gōng智zhì能néng投tóu资zī热rè度dù与yǔ整zhěng体tǐ走zǒu势shì的de重zhòng要yào风fēng向xiàng标biāo。

Roots · etymology

1665年罗伯特·波义耳所创,源自希腊语重量+测量

  • baro-(重量,气压)+ -meter(测量仪器)

Collocations

  • economic barometer / a barometer of public opinion / act as a barometer

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