catalectic

a. 音步不完全的, 最后音步缺少音节的 n. 最后的音步中缺少音节的诗行

词形变化

catalectics 复数 catalectics

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

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  2. 2.

    incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance

词汇关系

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反义词 2

acatalectic hypercatalectic

词源

From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis).

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