couplet

英 [ˈkʌplət]

美 [ˈkʌplət]

n. 对句(相连的两行长度相等的诗句); 对联

复数：couplets　

BNC.16481 / COCA.22047

牛津词典

noun

对句（相连的两行长度相等的诗句）；对联
two lines of poetry of equal length one after the other
1. a poem written in rhyming couplets
  用押韵对句写成的诗

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

noun

a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
two items of the same kind
Synonym:couplepairtwosometwainbracespanyokedistichduoduetdyadduad

A couplet chief of a tribe teems with oil and natural gas, reserves is very rich.
阿联酋盛产石油和天然气，蕴藏量十分丰富。
The English spring festival couplet is very popular on the internet.
由一个网民写的英文版春联最近在网上很流行。
The meaning of this couplet?
这副对联是什么意思吧？
A couplet written in an elevated style.
以严肃风格写的对句。
A couplet written in iambic pentameter is called a heroic couplet.
五步抑扬格的双韵体称英雄双韵体。
Heroic couplet refers to two lines of iambic pentameter rhyming with each other.
由两行互相押韵的含有五个抑扬音步的诗句组成的韵文单位。
This antithetical couplet is my father's handwriting.
这幅对联是父亲的亲笔。
They already put out the new year's gatepost couplet? Is not it too early?
他们已经贴出新年门联了，不是太早了一点吗？
During the spring festival, I wrote an antithetical couplet and hung it on my door.
春节时我亲自题写了一副对联，挂在门的两侧。
After the sign, source and background of and comments on the couplet are given by the original author.
楹联之后号以下为原书评注，包括来源、背景和评语。