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a [adj] couplet
The poem ends with a rhyming couplet.
这首诗以一个押韵的对句结束。
对句；对联
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
对句；对联
two items of the same kind
The poem ends with a rhyming couplet.
这首诗以一个押韵的对句结束。
一对事物,尤其是成对的事物
A set of two things, particularly.
两个同类的物品
two items of the same kind
由两行连续诗句构成的诗节,通常押韵
a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed
The final couplet of the sonnet expresses the poet's true feelings.
这首十四行诗的最后一个对句表达了诗人的真实感受。
In class, we each wrote a rhyming couplet about our favorite season.
课上，我们每个人写了一个关于自己最爱季节的押韵对句。
She learned several couplets from the poem and recited them to her friends.
她学会了诗中的几个对句，并背诵给朋友们听。
The poem ends with a rhyming couplet.
这首诗以一个押韵的对句结束。
She wrote a couplet for the wedding invitation.
她为婚礼请柬写了一副对联。
He recited a couplet from Shakespeare.
他背诵了莎士比亚的一行对句。
Not this
They are a happy couplet.
Use this
They are a happy couple.
couplet 指诗歌中的对句或对联，不用于指代情侣或夫妻；应用 couple。
Not this
He wrote a couplet poem.
Use this
He wrote a poem in couplets.
couplet 本身即为由两行组成的诗句，不能说 a couplet poem；通常说 a poem in couplets 或直接用 a couplet 指一对诗句。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
押韵对句
The poem ends with a rhyming couplet.
这首诗以押韵对句结尾。
英雄双行体
Pope's poetry is written in heroic couplets.
蒲柏的诗歌以英雄双行体写成。
用对句形式
The poem is written in couplets.
这首诗用对句形式写成。
写一个对句
He composed a couplet for the poetry contest.
他为诗歌比赛写了一个对句。
收尾对句
The closing couplet gives the poem a sense of resolution.
收尾对句给这首诗一种圆满结束的感觉。
Use couplet naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆:couplet 像 couple(一对)加上小尾巴 t,想象一对押韵的诗句成双成对。
语域：formal 常见场景：诗歌分析与文学评论、诗歌写作与创作课程、英语文学学术讨论 couplet 通常用于诗歌或文学语境，指两行连续且常押韵的诗句；在一般口语里较少见，表示“一对”的用法也比较正式或带有文学色彩。
没有与 couplet 完全押韵的词。triplet /ˈtrɪplɪt/ 与 couplet 都有 /plɪt/ 的结尾，但重读元音不同（/ɪ/ vs /ʌ/）；coverlet /ˈkʌvəlɪt/ 以 /kʌ/ 开头、以 /lɪt/ 结尾，但中间辅音不同；pamphlet /ˈpæmflɪt/ 和 leaflet /ˈliːflɪt/ 以 /flɪt/ 结尾，读音近似但不完全同韵；cutlet /ˈkʌtlət/ 和 tablet /ˈtæblət/ 拼写以 -let 结尾，但读作 /lət/，是典型的形近音异词。
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