metre
metre — 名詞
- metresingular
- metresplural
1. a unit used for measuring how long something is, equal to 100 centimetres (about
公尺
長度單位，等於一百公分
a unit used for measuring how long something is, equal to 100 centimetres (about 1.1 yards).
The swimming pool at the local leisure centre is twenty-five metres long.
當地休閒中心的游泳池長二十五公尺。
collocation: [number] + metres + long/wide/deep
Romi bought two metres of blue fabric from the market stall.
Romi 在市場攤位買了兩公尺的藍色布料。
The tallest building in Tokyo stands over four hundred metres high.
東京最高的建築物高度超過四百公尺。
collocation: [number] + metres + high
A metre is slightly longer than a yard, but both units measure distance.
一公尺比一碼稍微長一點，但兩者都是用來測量距離的單位。
Kwame measured the gap between the two shelves with a metre ruler.
Kwame 用一支公尺尺量了兩個架子之間的間隙。
collocation: metre ruler / metre stick
- square metre
- cubic metre
- metres long
- metres wide
- metres deep
- metres high
- per metre
- metre ruler
- metre stick
文法句型
[number] + metre(s) + long/wide/deep/high
[number] + metre(s) + of + [noun]
用法筆記
In British English the spelling 'metre' is used for the unit of length; 'meter' (same pronunciation) refers to a measuring device such as a gas meter or parking meter. American English uses 'meter' for both.
常見錯誤
2. the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables arranged in regular groups with
韻律；格律
詩歌中音節輕重的規律排列
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables arranged in regular groups within a line of poetry, creating a steady rhythm.
Shanti studied the metre of Shakespeare's sonnets in her English literature class.
Shanti 在她的英國文學課上研究了莎士比亞十四行詩的韻律。
the metre of + [text]
Traditional Chinese poetry follows strict rules of metre and rhyme.
傳統中國詩歌遵循嚴格的格律與押韻規則。
strict rules of metre and rhyme
The poet chose an irregular metre to make the verses sound more like natural speech.
這位詩人選擇不規則的韻律，讓詩句聽起來更像日常說話。
Élise could hear the poem's metre by clapping on each stressed syllable.
Élise 透過在每個重音音節上拍手，聽出了這首詩的韻律。
hear / follow the metre
- iambic metre
- poetic metre
- metre and rhyme
- irregular metre
- strict metre
- the metre of the poem
- rhythm
broader term; metre is the structured, measurable form of rhythm in poetry
- beat
informal, used for the underlying pulse; less precise than metre
- verse form
includes metre plus other structural features like line length and rhyme scheme
- prose
written language without metrical structure
文法句型
the metre of + [text]
[adjective] + metre
in + [adjective] + metre
用法筆記
Frequently used with adjectives that name a specific pattern (iambic metre, trochaic metre). When referring to the concept in general, metre is uncountable ('this poem lacks metre'). A particular instance is countable ('Latin poets used several metres').
常見錯誤
3. the way beats are grouped into regular units called bars within a musical work,
拍子
音樂中小節與節拍的組織方式
the way beats are grouped into regular units called bars within a musical work, usually shown by a time signature at the start of each bar.
The conductor explained how the metre changes from 4/4 time to 3/4 time.
指揮解釋了拍子如何從四四拍轉變為四三拍。
metre changes from [time signature] to [time signature]
Jin tapped his foot to keep the metre while practising the piano piece.
Jin 在練習這首鋼琴曲時用腳打拍子來保持節拍。
keep the metre
In waltz music the metre always has three beats in each bar.
華爾滋音樂的拍子永遠是每小節三拍。
[number] beats in each bar
Mayumi found it hard to follow the metre when the drums came in unexpectedly.
Mayumi 發現當鼓聲出乎意料地加入時，很難跟得上拍子。
- duple metre
- triple metre
- quadruple metre
- 4/4 metre
- change metre
- keep the metre
- follow the metre
文法句型
[time signature] + metre
in + [time signature] + metre
the metre of + [piece]
用法筆記
Musical metre is usually described by its time signature (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8). Duple metre has two beats per bar, triple metre has three, and quadruple metre has four. The plural 'metres' can refer to different types of metre within a single composition.
常見錯誤
同根字
- metric形容詞B1
- metrical形容詞C1
- millimetre名詞B1
- centimetre名詞A2
- kilometre名詞A2
- metronome名詞C2