“码尺”常见的英文表达是 yardstick。它原指一种以码(yard)为度量单位的尺子,现在常被引申为衡量标准、准则。例如:
This test will be the yardstick by which we judge the success of the project.(这次测试将成为我们判断项目是否成功的衡量标准。)
此外,在特定语境下,若“码尺”单纯指测量长度的工具(以码为单位),也可用 yard measure 或 measuring yardstick 来表达。