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

• Emperors and literati promoted the progress that couplets integrate into landscape architecture.
  而文人士大夫和封建帝王对楹联的倡导则起了很大的促进作用。
• The Spring Festival is coming, so I glued a pair of gatepost couplets on my door.
  春节将至，我在自家的门上贴了一幅门对。
• Many couplets and quatrains of Theognis fall under this head;
  许多对联和绝句的Theognis属于这一头；
• When the Spring Festival comes, all the couplets need to be copied again.
  到春节的时候，所有对联都得重写。
• A lot of his poems are written in rhymed couplets.
  他的许多诗句都用押韵双行体写成。
• This year is no exception, early to put Spring Festival couplets sent to my house.
  今年，亦不例外，早早地就把春联送到了我的家里。
• 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。
• By the end of year, spring festival couplets of every family will stick out particularly.
  时至年中，家家户户门上的春联，还格外显眼。
• As a result, every year I can have a free couplets available.
  于是，我便年年可以有免费的春联可用了。
• 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。