couplets

英 [ˈkʌplɪts]

美 [ˈkʌplɪts]

n.  对句(相连的两行长度相等的诗句); 对联
couplet的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤为押韵等长的)对句;对联
  Acoupletis two lines of poetry which come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme with each other and are the same length.
  1. ...rhyming couplets.
     押韵对句

双语例句

• The content and position of these couplets are unchanging.
  这些对联的内容和位置都是一成不变的。
• Forms can be divided into plaque, couplets, hanging, folding screens and furniture, decorated several categories.
  形式可分匾额、对联、挂屏、屏风和家具装饰几类。
• He follows the classicism principle, using "heroic couplets" while writing and becomes a master of it.
  他在文学创作上遵循古典主义原则，善用“英雄双韵体”，且技巧圆熟，几臻完美，令人叹为观止。
• They usually write poetry in heroic couplets, a polished iambic pentameter line.
  他们通常以英雄双行体创作诗歌，这是一种经过推敲的五步抑扬格诗行。
• A witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person.
  一种诙谐的讽刺诗包含两个押韵的对句并且提到一位名人。
• The Form Characteristics of Inscribed Boards and Couplets in the Imperial Gardens of Qing Dynasty
  清代皇家园林匾额楹联的形式与特征
• One of the house decorations is to post couplets on doors.
  房屋装饰之一就是在门上贴对联。
• From then on New Year's Eve every year, every household paste red couplets, firecrackers;
  从此每年除夕，家家贴红对联、燃放爆竹；
• Usually, the calligraphic work contains a poem, a pair of couplets or a motto the host likes very much. If the calligraphic work is written by the host himself, it will demonstrates his aspiration and interest as well as his literary or artistic talent.
  书写的内容多半是室主人所喜爱的一首诗词、一副对联或一句格言；如果这是他自己所作的，那就更能显示他的志趣和才华了。
• All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper.
  所有的门都会挂上黑笔在红纸上用中国书法写的对联。