No. 4,094 in Korean
잣대를
The Korean word "잣대를" refers to a "standard" or "criterion."
In a sentence
학교는 모든 학생을 동일한 잣대로 평가한다고 한다.
The school is said to evaluate all students by the same standard.
In this sentence, '잣대로' refers to a 'standard' or 'criteria' used for evaluation.
그 회사는 직원들의 성과를 이상적으로 높은 잣대로 측정한다.
The company measures employees’ performance against ideally high standards.
Here, '잣대로' is used to denote the 'benchmark' or 'yardstick' used for assessing performance.
사람들은 종종 상황에 맞지 않는 잣대로 타인을 판단하곤 한다.
People often judge others using standards inappropriate for the situation.
In this context, '잣대로' refers to 'standards' or 'criteria' that are subjective or mismatched.
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