metre
gb/mˈitɚ/ us/mˈitɚ/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 2200
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
A2
quantity
1
metric unit of length
A measure of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters.
الگوی کاربرد:
[number] metre(s) long
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'metre' with 'meter' in spelling; 'metre' is British English, 'meter' is American English.
هممعنیها
meter (Alternative spelling used in American English.)
متضادها
inch (A smaller imperial unit of length used mainly in the US and UK.)
ترکیبهای رایج
ten metres long
|five-metre rope
|measure in metres
|metre stick
موضوعها
science
|measurement
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The swimming pool is 25 metres long.
- He ran a hundred metres in record time.
- The table is about two metres wide.
- They measured the cloth in metres.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- My room is four metres wide.
- The road is ten metres long.
- This rope is five metres.
- We walk two metres to the door.
اسم
technical
B2
entity
2
rhythmic pattern in verse or music
The pattern of sounds in a poem or song, made by the beats or stresses in the words.
الگوی کاربرد:
the metre of [a poem/song]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'metre' in poetry with 'meter' as a measuring device; context determines meaning.
هممعنیها
rhythm (A more general term for the pattern of sounds or beats; not limited to formal poetic or musical structure.)
متضادها
free verse (Poetry that does not follow a regular metrical pattern.)
ترکیبهای رایج
iambic metre
|regular metre
|change the metre
|musical metre
موضوعها
arts
|literature
|music
|arts_entertainment
|education
|communication
نمونهها
- Shakespeare often used iambic pentameter as his preferred metre.
- The composer experimented with different metres to create variety.
- This poem’s metre gives it a slow, solemn feeling.
- They analysed the metre to understand the poet’s style.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The poem has a slow metre.
- This song has a fast metre.
- We study the metre of this poem.
- The metre makes the music happy.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
metre
IPA
GB/mˈitɚ/
US/mˈitɚ/
هجاها و تکیه
metre (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (metre)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: metre
- Variant Spelling: meter
- Plural: metre, metres
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
meter
noun A2
metres
noun
Core family
Related words
millimetre
noun A2
Advanced or less common
metrical
adjective C1
نکتههای کلیدی
- Spelling Variant: meter Noun
عبارتها
change the metre
1/t͡ʃˈeɪnd͡ʒ ðə mˈitɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
alter poetic or musical rhythm
To make a different pattern of beats or stresses in a poem or song.
نمونهها
- The composer decided to change the metre halfway through the piece.
- Changing the metre can give a poem a fresh feeling.
metre per second
1/mˈitɚ pˈɚ sˈɛkənd/
fixed phrase
technical
unit of speed measurement
A way to measure speed, showing how many metres are traveled in one second.
نمونهها
- The car was moving at 20 metres per second.
- Wind speeds reached 15 metres per second.
square metre
1/skwˈɛɹ mˈitɚ/
fixed phrase
unit of area measurement
A way to measure area, equal to a square that is one metre on each side.
نمونهها
- The apartment measures 50 square metres.
- They need at least ten square metres for the garden.