iambic

[US]/aɪ'æmbɪk/
[UK]/aɪ'æmbɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 〈诗〉短长格,抑扬格,抑扬格诗
Word Forms
复数iambics

Example Sentences

a poem in iambic pentameter.

以五音步抑扬格写成的诗

a line of iambic pentameter.

一行抑扬五音步诗

a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter.

一种适合英雄的或者严肃的题材的韵体形式;长短格六步格诗或者短长格五步格诗。

Of the kinds of words we have enumerated it may be observed that compounds are most in place in the dithyramb, strange words in heroic, and metaphors in iambic poetry.

在上面所列举的词的种类中,我们可以看到复合词最常出现在酒神颂里,外来词最常出现在英雄诗里,隐喻最常出现在抑扬格诗歌里。

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