cretic

n. 长-短-长的韵脚

发音

/ˈkɹiː.tɪk/

词形变化

cretics 复数 cretics

别名

cretick creticke

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A verse of this kind.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry.

词源

From Latin creticus, "of Crete, Cretan", from Latin Creta, "Crete".

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