amphibrach

n. [语]短长短格

发音

UK /ˈam.fɪ.bɹak/

词形变化

amphibrachs 复数 amphibrachs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).

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  2. 2.

    A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

foot metrical foot

词源

From Latin amphibrachys, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βραχύς (brakhús, “short”).

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