metric
adjective mainly UK uk/ˈmet.rɪk/ us/ˈmet.rɪk/
公制的，米制的
using or relating to a system of measurement that uses metres, centimetres, litres, etc.
The recipe is given in both metric and imperial measures. 制作方法以公制和英制两种计量方法标出。
Most high-tech industry has been metric for decades. 大多数高科技工业采用公制已有数十年。
the metric system 公制
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- Imperial units have in many cases been replaced by metric ones in Britain.
- They used a metric system of measuring and weighing.