mora
mora — noun
1. the beat-length used to measure rhythm in some poetry; one mora lasts about as l
1.名詞C2
釋義
the beat-length used to measure rhythm in some poetry; one mora lasts about as long as saying one short syllable once
例句
Professor Chen said each short syllable in the Latin line counted as one mora.
counted as one mora in verse analysis
Yuki clapped once for a short sound and twice for two morae.
one mora versus two morae timing
In the workshop, Salma marked every long vowel as two morae.
The singer held the final note for one mora before stopping.
William's haiku failed because the first line had an extra mora.
文法句型
one mora
two morae
count morae in a line
用法筆記
Used mainly in linguistics and poetry analysis, not in ordinary conversation. It often appears when people compare short and long syllables or explain rhythm in Greek, Latin, or Japanese verse.