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

• I asked Lao what was his favorite among all the couplets.
  我问老先生，这么多对联，最喜欢哪一副？
• 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。
• 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。
• On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishes are expressed.
  在春联上，抒发良好的祝愿。
• Couplets are the treasure of the Chinese literature, and its true of the couplets in "A Dream of Red Mansions".
  对联是中国文学的精华，《红楼梦》中的对联更是如此。
• 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。
• 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
• His handwriting includes those engraved on steles, written in couplets and his letters.
  他的书法作品包括匾额、对联和信札部分。
• 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。
• Let's go see those ancient couplets.
  那我们现在就去看看那些古对联吧。