In parameter, the element meter, m-e-t-e-r, comes from the Greek metron, m-e-t-r-o-n, a measuring stick.So parameter is literally a measuring stick along side of what is being measured.

• 在作为一个诗人时，她已形成了一种自己独特的写作风格，她那种文字的非对称性特征给读者留下深刻印象。