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

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.