limerick

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n. 五行打油诗

发音

US /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/

词形变化

limericks 复数 limericks

别名

limeric

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.

    五行打油诗

    The limerick, it would appear, Is a verse form we owe Edward Lear; Two long and two short Lines rhymed, as was taught, And a fifth just to bring up the rear.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

verse rhyme

相关短语

Limerick ham Limerick hams Limerick Junction Limerick lace Limerick laces limerick hook

词源

From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx].

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