( <美> meter)
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- the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimetres or approximately 39.37 inches米。
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- metres
a race over a specified number of metres…米比赛：the 200 metres.
200米径赛。
派生词
metreage
noun词源
late 18th cent.: from French mètre, from Greek metron 'measure'.
( <美> meter)
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- the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line（诗歌等的）韵律, 格律：
the Horatian ode has an intricate governing metre
贺拉斯颂歌的主导格律很复杂
mass noun unexpected changes of stress and metre.重音和韵律的突然变换。
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- the basic pulse and rhythm of a piece of music节拍。
词源
Old English, reinforced in Middle English by Old French metre, from Latin metrum, from Greek metron 'measure'.