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参考となる

English translation: For reference (see below)

05:56 Nov 27, 2017
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / 加速性能　ベンチマーク
Japanese term or phrase: 参考となる
お知恵拝借したく、よろしくお願いいたします。

競合他社ベンチマークのため、製品の性能を評価した際に
性能として良いところを「参考になる」と言いたいとき、どのような表現が英語らしいでしょうか？
オンライン辞書で調べると
serves as a reference
などが出てきますが、ネイティブの人たちは上記をなんと言いますか？
ご教示ください。
HH0526
Japan
English translation:For reference (see below)
Explanation:
That sounds probably OK, but specific context is needed to know if it is natural or not. Are you able to provide specific context?
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Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 06:19
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3 +3For reference (see below)
Kurt Hammond
3A point we can learn from
Port City


  

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
For reference (see below)


Explanation:
That sounds probably OK, but specific context is needed to know if it is natural or not. Are you able to provide specific context?

Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 06:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 128
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: 例えばこういう文章です。 「Gに優れており、重さを感じさせない加速である。エンジン回転の伸びが良い点は参考になる」


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agree  David Gibney
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agree  DPurohit (X)
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agree  Chrisso (X)
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A point we can learn from


Explanation:
「参考になる」「参考となる」は「情報源（参照先）になる」というよりは、「勉強になる」という意味で使われているので、それを出すには、a point we can learn from はどうでしょうか。

https://thesaurus.weblio.jp/content/参考になる

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 60
Notes to answerer
Asker: おっしゃる通りだと思います。ありがとうございます。

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