iamb

n. 抑扬格, 短长格

发音

UK /ˈaɪəm/
UK /ˈaɪˌæm/
US /ˈaɪˌæm/

词形变化

iambs 复数 iambs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

    抑扬格

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

iambus

上位词 2

foot metrical foot

相关短语

limping iamb

词源

From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.

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