Word · Frequency #18915
metes
/miːt/
noun
边界；界限；界标
metes is the plural of mete.
A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker.
- 1.
A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.
边界；界限；界标
边界；界石
In use
The ancient stone marked the mete between the two kingdoms.
Farmers often dispute the exact mete of their land.
The surveyor carefully recorded every mete along the property line.
Connections
Collocations
- metes and bounds
- 界址；边界（法律用语）
- The surveyor marked the metes and bounds of the property.测量员标出了该房产的界址。
Idioms & figurative uses
- metes and bounds
- 边界；界限；范围The property's metes and bounds are clearly described in the deed.该房产的边界在契约中有明确描述。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象两人在边界处相遇（meet，与 mete 同音），那条界限就是 mete。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学与历史文献、地契与古法律文书 该词作名词表示‘边界、界限’，在现代英语中极为罕见，多用于文学或历史文献中，日常口语和一般写作中基本不会出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
meat、meet 读 /miːt/，与 mete 同音押韵；seat 也押 /iːt/ 韵。注意形近词发音不同：mate /meɪt/、mite /maɪt/、met /mɛt/ 都与 mete 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.