ˌpoint of ˈreference noun (plural points of reference) [countableC]
UNDERSTANDsomething you already know about that helps you understand a situation 参考依据;参照物
Examples from the Corpus
point of reference• I struggle to find a point of reference in those words.• Turgenev is as much a point of reference for Mishra as for his hero: both warrant the comparison.• In writing, these words need a point of reference already established in the text.• This table is only a very general point of reference.• She is now my point of reference.• I had no other point of reference.