metrical

/ˈmetrɪkl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmetrɪkl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈme-tri-kəl/ (ame, mw)

metrical — 形容詞

  • metricalpositive
  • more metricalcomparative
  • most metricalsuperlative

1. connected with the arranged beat pattern that gives a poem its rhythm.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

格律的

和詩行節奏安排有關

connected with the arranged beat pattern that gives a poem its rhythm.

例句

The class clapped the metrical pattern before reading the sonnet aloud.

全班先拍出這首十四行詩的格律模式，再大聲朗讀。

collocation: metrical pattern

Nadia marked the metrical stress in each line with a soft pencil.

Nadia 用柔軟的鉛筆在每一行標出格律重音。

collocation: metrical stress

同義詞
  • rhythmic

    broader and can describe music, speech, or movement as well as poetry

  • prosodic

    more technical and common in academic writing about verse or speech

反義詞
  • nonmetrical

    describes verse that does not follow a fixed beat pattern

文法句型

metrical + pattern/form/stress/beat

用法筆記

Usually appears before nouns such as pattern, stress, beat, or form. It is mainly used when discussing verse, not everyday rhythm in music or movement.

2. connected with measuring size, length, or amount by set units.

2.形容詞C2
釋義

測量的

和尺寸或數量的測定有關

connected with measuring size, length, or amount by set units.

例句

The engineer checked the metrical data before ordering the steel beams.

工程師在訂購鋼梁前先檢查測量資料。

collocation: metrical data

Our textbook explains the metrical system used in old land surveys.

我們的課本說明了早期土地測量使用的測量系統。

collocation: metrical system

同義詞
  • metric

    much more common, especially for systems and units of measurement

  • measuring

    plainer and broader, often used outside formal writing

反義詞
  • qualitative

    focuses on description rather than measured amount or size

文法句型

metrical + data/system/record/unit

用法筆記

Mostly seen in technical or formal writing about measured quantities or systems of measurement. In everyday English, many speakers use metric or measuring instead.