| 释义 |
sti·chom·e·try
\stə̇ˈkämə.trē\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Greek stichos line + English -metry
1.
a. : a measurement of books by the number of lines they contain
b. : a list of documents stating how many lines each contains
2. : division of the text of a book into lines; especially : division of texts into lines fitted to the sense (as in manuscripts antedating the adoption of punctuation) |