poem, poetry, verse

名詞 verse:

1. literature in metrical form
   同義詞：poetry, poesy
2. a piece of poetry
   同義詞：rhyme
3. a line of metrical text
   同義詞：verse line

動(dòng)詞 verse:

1. compose verses or put into verse
   同義詞：versify, poetize, poetise
2. familiarize through thorough study or experience

1. I can't quote chapter and verse but I can give you the main points the author was making.
   我無(wú)法引用確切的原文，但是我可以告訴你作者所述的要點(diǎn)。
2. The last verse will be sung in unison.
   歌詞的最后部分要齊唱。
3. Many Elizabethan plays are written in blank verse.
   伊麗莎白時(shí)代的許多戲劇以無(wú)韻詩(shī)形式寫成。
4. The substitution of one metrical unit for another, especially the substitution of two short syllables for one long syllable in quantitative verse.
   長(zhǎng)音節(jié)的拆分或替換一個(gè)韻律元素替代另一個(gè)，尤指在數(shù)量韻文中用兩個(gè)短音節(jié)替代一個(gè)長(zhǎng)音節(jié)
5. There are four verses in each poem.
   每首詩(shī)有四個(gè)詩(shī)節(jié)。
6. This play was written in verse.
   這個(gè)劇本是用詩(shī)體寫成的。

verse

n.（名詞）
Abbr. ver.,v.
縮寫 ver.,v.
A single metrical line in a poetic composition; one line of poetry.
詩(shī)句；詩(shī)行：一部詩(shī)作中的一個(gè)詩(shī)行；詩(shī)的一行
A division of a metrical composition, such as a stanza of a poem or hymn.
詩(shī)行，詩(shī)節(jié)：詩(shī)節(jié)韻文的一部分，例如詩(shī)節(jié)或獨(dú)唱部
A poem.
詩(shī)
Metrical or rhymed composition as distinct from prose; poetry.
韻文：與散文不同的韻文；詩(shī)歌

The art or work of a poet.
詩(shī)歌藝術(shù)或詩(shī)歌作品
A group of poems:
一組詩(shī)：
例句：
read a book of satirical verse.
閱讀一本諷刺詩(shī)集

Metrical writing that lacks depth or artistic merit.
俗氣的韻文：缺乏深度或者藝術(shù)才氣的韻體作品
A particular type of metrical composition, such as blank verse or free verse.
詩(shī)體：韻文的一種特殊形式，例如無(wú)韻角詩(shī)歌或者自由詩(shī)
One of the numbered subdivisions of a chapter in the Bible.
圣經(jīng)中的節(jié)：圣經(jīng)章節(jié)中多個(gè)小節(jié)之一
v.tr.intr.（及物動(dòng)詞和不及物動(dòng)詞）
versed,vers.ing,vers.es
To versify or engage in versifying.
作詩(shī)或者從事于作詩(shī)

來(lái)源：
Middle English vers
中古英語(yǔ) vers
from Old English fers
源自 古英語(yǔ) fers
and from Old French vers
并源自 古法語(yǔ) vers
both from Latin versus [from past participle of] vertere [to turn] * see wer- 2
都源自 拉丁語(yǔ) versus [] 源自vertere的過(guò)去分詞 [旋轉(zhuǎn)] *參見 wer- 2

verse
verse 2

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
versed,vers.ing,vers.es
To familiarize by study or experience:
使熟練或者精通：
例句：
He versed himself in philosophy.
他對(duì)于哲學(xué)很精通

來(lái)源：
Latin vers3re * see versatile
拉丁語(yǔ) vers3re *參見 versatile