mora
mora — 名詞
1. the beat-length used to measure rhythm in some poetry; one mora lasts about as l
音拍
詩律中相當於一個短音節時長的單位
the beat-length used to measure rhythm in some poetry; one mora lasts about as long as saying one short syllable once
Professor Chen said each short syllable in the Latin line counted as one mora.
Chen 教授說，那句拉丁詩裡每個短音節都算一個音拍。
counted as one mora in verse analysis
Yuki clapped once for a short sound and twice for two morae.
Yuki 為短音拍一次手，為兩個音拍拍了兩次。
one mora versus two morae timing
In the workshop, Salma marked every long vowel as two morae.
在工作坊裡，Salma 把每個長母音都標成兩個音拍。
The singer held the final note for one mora before stopping.
那位歌手在停下來前，把最後一個音拉了一個音拍。
William's haiku failed because the first line had an extra mora.
William 的俳句沒過關，因為第一行多了一個音拍。
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.