metrics

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metrics — 名詞

1. the study of how stressed and unstressed syllables are arranged in poetry

1.名詞C1
釋義

詩律學

研究詩行格律的學問

the study of how stressed and unstressed syllables are arranged in poetry

例句

Christopher is taking a graduate course in metrics this spring.

Christopher 這學期正在修一門研究所的詩律學課。

study subject: take a course in metrics

Nora found metrics difficult until her teacher clapped each beat aloud.

Nora 一直到老師拍出每個節拍後，才覺得詩律學沒那麼難。

同義詞
  • prosody

    a broader term covering rhythm, stress, and sound patterns in poetry

  • versification

    focuses more on the making and structure of verse than on the academic study itself

文法句型

study metrics

a course in metrics

用法筆記

Usually treated as a singular subject when it names the academic study, even though the form ends in -s. Distinguish this from sense 2, where metrics refers to several measurements and normally takes a plural verb.

常見錯誤

❌Metrics are my hardest literature subject.
✅Metrics is my hardest literature subject.
💡as a field of study, metrics usually takes a singular verb.

2. measurements or numerical signs used to judge how well something is working

2.名詞B2
釋義

衡量指標

用來判斷表現的數字標準

measurements or numerical signs used to judge how well something is working

例句

The sales team checks weekly metrics before planning next month's campaign.

銷售團隊在規劃下個月的活動前，會先檢查每週衡量指標。

collocation: weekly metrics

Our app's key metrics improved after users found the checkout page faster.

在使用者更快找到結帳頁面後，我們 App 的關鍵衡量指標改善了。

collocation: key metrics

同義詞
  • measures

    broader and less technical; it does not always suggest a formal tracking system

  • indicators

    often highlights signs that point to a trend rather than exact counts

  • benchmarks

    usually refers to target standards for comparison, not the numbers being tracked

文法句型

metrics show that-clause

track metrics

key metrics

用法筆記

Usually plural in business and technology writing. Distinguish this from sense 1, where metrics names a field of study, and use singular metric when you mean one individual measure.

常見錯誤

❌This metrics shows the app is improving.
✅These metrics show the app is improving.
💡metrics is plural when you mean several performance measures.

3. rules in mathematics for telling how far apart two points or objects are

3.名詞C1
釋義

度量函數

數學中定義距離的規則

rules in mathematics for telling how far apart two points or objects are

例句

In class, Diya learned how different metrics change the shape of a space.

在課堂上，Diya 學到不同的度量函數會改變空間的形狀。

different metrics in the same mathematical space

The paper compares two metrics for measuring distance between data points.

這篇論文比較了兩個用來測量資料點距離的度量函數。

pattern: metrics for measuring distance

同義詞
  • distance functions

    a more explicit technical label for rules that calculate distance

  • distance measures

    common in data science, though slightly broader than the strict mathematical sense

文法句型

different metrics

compare metrics

metrics for measuring distance

用法筆記

Common in mathematics and computer science. Use singular metric for one distance rule, and distinguish this sense from sense 2, where metrics means performance measurements.

常見錯誤

❌We tested one metrics on the data set.
✅We tested one metric on the data set.
💡use singular metric for one mathematical distance rule.