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metric

adjective
🔊/ˈmetrɪk/
🔊/ˈmetrɪk/
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  1. based on the metric system米制的；公制的
    • metric units/measurements/sizes公制单位／尺寸／大小
    • British currency went metric in 1971.英国的货币于 1971 年实行公制。🔊🔊
    Topics Maths and measurementc1
  2. made or measured using the metric system按公制制作的；用公制测量的
    • These screws are metric.这些螺丝钉是用公制尺码制造的。🔊🔊
    compare imperial
  3. (also metrical)
     connected with the rhythm of a poem, produced by the arrangement of stress on the syllables in each line 格律的
    4. Word Originmid 19th cent. (as an adjective relating to length): from French métrique, from mètre, from Greek metron ‘measure’.

metric

noun
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  1. metrics
     [plural] a set of numbers or statistics used for measuring something, especially results that show how well a business, school, computer program, etc. is doing度量工具，衡量指标（尤用以考评企业、学校、计算机程序等的表现）
    • Companies are scored on key financial metrics.给公司打分的依据是关键财务指标。
    • There are a lot of different metrics on which to gauge success.有很多不同的衡量成功的指标。
    • Education is being reduced to a regime of tests, performance metrics and literacy programmes. 教育正在减少到测试，绩效指标和扫盲计划的范围。
  2. [uncountable] (informal) the metric system 米制的；公制的
    • Being from Europe, I find metric easy to use.来自欧洲，我发现度量标准易于使用。
    • in metric It's easier to work in metric.用米制单位更容易操作。
  3. metrics
     [plural] the use or study of metre in poetry （诗的）用律；格律学
    4. Word Originmid 19th cent. (as an adjective relating to length): from French métrique, from mètre, from Greek metron ‘measure’.