英语词汇“metrical”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

the metrical chugging of the machinery had a hypnotic effect

Recent Examples on the Web Somewhere in the unconscious of the song, beneath the metrical grid, the band has located a deep, deep shuffle-like vibration: extremely heavy.

James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2022 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details.

Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details.

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Word History

Etymology

metrical going back to Middle English metricalle, from Latin metricus "relating to or composed in meter" + Middle English -alle -al entry 1; metric borrowed from Latin metricus "relating to or composed in meter, rhythmic (of the pulse)," borrowed from Greek metrikós "by measurement, relating to meter in verse," from métron "measure, space measure, poetic meter" + -ikos -ic entry 1 — more at meter entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	metrical
释义	metrical adjective met·ri·cal ˈme-tri-kəl variants or metric ˈme-trik 1 : of, relating to, or composed in meter 2 : of or relating to measurement Synonyms cadenced cadent measured rhythmic rhythmical See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the metrical chugging of the machinery had a hypnotic effect Recent Examples on the Web Somewhere in the unconscious of the song, beneath the metrical grid, the band has located a deep, deep shuffle-like vibration: extremely heavy. James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2022 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 See More Word History Etymology metrical going back to Middle English metricalle, from Latin metricus "relating to or composed in meter" + Middle English -alle -al entry 1; metric borrowed from Latin metricus "relating to or composed in meter, rhythmic (of the pulse)," borrowed from Greek metrikós "by measurement, relating to meter in verse," from métron "measure, space measure, poetic meter" + -ikos -ic entry 1 — more at meter entry 1 First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition metrical adjective met·ri·cal ˈme-tri-kəl : of or relating to poetic or musical meter Medical Definition metrical adjective met·ri·cal -tri-kəl : of, relating to, or subject to measurement metrical genetic traits metrical adjective variants or metric as in rhythmic marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound the metrical chugging of the machinery had a hypnotic effect Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rhythmic rhythmical cadenced cadent measured steady metronomic uniform musical metronomical lilting swaying regular even Antonyms & Near Antonyms arrhythmic unmeasured nonmetrical unrhythmic
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