mi
/miː/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈi] /miː/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈi] /ˈmē/ (ame, mw)
mi — 名詞
1. a written short form of 'mile', used on maps, signs, and in notes to show distan
英里
mile 的縮寫寫法
a written short form of 'mile', used on maps, signs, and in notes to show distance without writing the full word
Nikhil jogs the 2 mi trail from his cabin to the lake every morning.
Nikhil 每天早晨沿著 2 mi 長的步道從他的小木屋跑到湖邊。
written abbreviation used in direction or location contexts
Roya checked the map and saw the nearest town was 30 mi away from her hotel.
Roya 查看地圖，發現最近的城鎮離她的旅館有 30 mi 遠。
collocation: [number] + mi + away
Liang's GPS showed they still had 5 mi to drive before reaching the park entrance.
Liang 的導航顯示他們還要開 5 mi 才能到達公園入口。
The sign beside the highway read 'Next Exit — 1 mi' in large white letters.
高速公路旁的標誌用白色大字寫著「下一個出口——1 mi」。
- mile
the full form; used in both writing and speech
文法句型
[number] + mi
mi + away / from / to
用法筆記
Only used in writing; in speech you always say 'mile' or 'miles' in full.
2. the musical pitch sung as 'mi' in the sol-fa system, which represents the third
Mi音
大調音階的第三個音
the musical pitch sung as 'mi' in the sol-fa system, which represents the third step up from doh in any major scale
Chiara sang the note mi while the choir teacher played the scale on the piano.
Chiara 在合唱老師用鋼琴彈音階時，跟著唱了 Mi 這個音。
sol-fa note used in singing practice
Amelia practiced the scale doh-re-mi-fa-so on her violin every afternoon before dinner.
Amelia 每天下午晚餐前都會用小提琴練習 doh-re-mi-fa-so 音階。
collocation: doh-re-mi-fa-so (scale sequence)
Nora held the note mi for four full beats during her music exam.
Nora 在音樂考試中把 Mi 這個音維持了四拍。
In the sol-fa system, Ife learned that mi comes right after re and before fa.
Ife 學到在 sol-fa 系統中，Mi 這個音在 re 的後面、fa 的前面。
- mediant
the formal music-theory term for the third scale degree
文法句型
the note mi
sing / play mi
用法筆記
Often used with the definite article: 'the note mi'. The plural form 'mis' is rare.