Word
metrics
韵律学;作诗法
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
作单数用
- 1.
The study of metrical verse.
格律诗研究
- 2.
The statistical analysis of data sets or big data.
数据集或大数据的统计分析
- 3.
The theory of measurement.
测量理论
公制单位;米制单位;度量体系;计量制;距离函数;度量;格律诗研究;数据集或大数据的统计分析
In use
The marketing team reviews the key metrics every Monday to see how the campaign is performing.
When choosing a new phone, I compare battery life, screen size, and price as the most important metrics.
The school uses several metrics, such as test scores and graduation rates, to measure its success.
metrics is the study of [poetry/verse]
当 metrics 表示“韵律学”这一学科时,谓语动词用单数。
Metrics is the study of poetic meter and versification.
韵律学是研究诗歌格律和作诗法的学科。
the metrics of [a poem/text]
这里 the metrics of... 指具体诗作的格律特色,不指学科。
The metrics of this sonnet obey strict rules.
这首十四行诗的格律遵循严格的规则。
Connections
Collocations
- classical metrics
- 古典韵律学
- Classical metrics is the study of meter in ancient Greek and Latin poetry.古典韵律学是对古希腊和拉丁诗歌韵律的研究。
- comparative metrics
- 比较韵律学
- Comparative metrics examines how different languages organize poetic rhythm.比较韵律学研究不同语言如何组织诗歌节奏。
- quantitative metrics
- 定量韵律学
- Quantitative metrics relies on vowel length rather than stress patterns.定量韵律学依据元音长度而非重音模式。
- English metrics
- 英语韵律学
- English metrics often focuses on stress-timed rhythm in poetry.英语韵律学通常关注诗歌中的重音节拍。
Synonyms
- prosody
- 韵律学;诗律学 · 基本同义,但 prosody 在语言学中还指韵律、语调等更广的现象;在“诗律研究”义上可直接替换。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
metric 里藏着 meter(米、米尺),公制单位靠它计量;诗歌的格律也叫 meter,所以 metrics 让人想到“量一量”:量长度、数节拍。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:诗学与文学批评、拓扑学与数学、度量衡与物理单位 该词通常用于正式或学术语境,多出现在文学理论、数学和物理测量等专业领域;不同领域中含义不同,日常随意的口语中比较少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 metrics 押韵的词:obstetrics (/əbˈstetrɪks/)、biometrics (/ˌbaɪəˈmetrɪks/)。physics、tactics、politics、statistics 也以 -ics 结尾,但重读元音不同,所以不押韵(physics /ˈfɪzɪks/, tactics /ˈtæktɪks/, politics /ˈpɒlətɪks/, statistics /stəˈtɪstɪks/)。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.