metre
gb/mˈitɚ/ us/mˈitɚ/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2200
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
quantity
1
metric unit of length
A measure of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[number] metre(s) long
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'metre' with 'meter' in spelling; 'metre' is British English, 'meter' is American English.
คำพ้องความหมาย
meter (Alternative spelling used in American English.)
คำตรงข้าม
inch (A smaller imperial unit of length used mainly in the US and UK.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
ten metres long
|five-metre rope
|measure in metres
|metre stick
หัวข้อ
science
|measurement
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My room is four metres wide.
- The road is ten metres long.
- This rope is five metres.
- We walk two metres to the door.
คำนาม
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.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the metre of [a poem/song]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'metre' in poetry with 'meter' as a measuring device; context determines meaning.
คำพ้องความหมาย
rhythm (A more general term for the pattern of sounds or beats; not limited to formal poetic or musical structure.)
คำตรงข้าม
free verse (Poetry that does not follow a regular metrical pattern.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
iambic metre
|regular metre
|change the metre
|musical metre
หัวข้อ
arts
|literature
|music
|arts_entertainment
|education
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
metre
IPA
GB/mˈitɚ/
US/mˈitɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
metre (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (metre)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: metre
- Variant Spelling: meter
- Plural: metre, metres
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
meter
noun A2
metres
noun
Core family
Related words
millimetre
noun A2
Advanced or less common
metrical
adjective C1
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Spelling Variant: meter Noun
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- The apartment measures 50 square metres.
- They need at least ten square metres for the garden.