metrical

UK/'metrikl/US

GREA1

Definitions

adj.

Relating to or written in poetic metre; having regular rhythm

韵律的，有格律的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

metrmeasure, meter

-icalrelating to, having the nature of

=metrical

metr (measure) + -ical = 'relating to (poetic) measure.' Describes verse built on a regular, countable beat — measure applied to rhythm rather than length.

Root metr still carries 13 more words

Example Sentences

1.
The translator preserved the metrical structure of the original poem.
2.
Shakespeare's sonnets follow a strict metrical pattern.

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