iambic
adjective
literaturespecializeduk/aɪˈæm.bɪk/us/aɪˈæm.bɪk/used to refer to arhythm(=patternof words)used inpoetry, in which eachshortsyllablethat is notstressedisfollowedby alongorstressedsyllable:
(诗歌)短长格的;抑扬格的(诗歌的韵律模式,短促的非重读音节后跟有长的重读音节)Most of Shakespeare'sverseis written in iambicpentameter(=rhythmwith eachlinemade of five iambicpairs).莎士比亚的大部分诗歌都是以抑扬五音步写成的,每行诗都由五对抑扬格组成。
Literature
- action hero
- alliterative
- alternative history
- anapest
- anti-literary
- femslash
- fictionality
- fictive
- free verse
- genre fiction
- passion play
- pentameter
- poem
- poesy
- poet laureate
- theatrics
- topos
- tragedy
- tragicomic
- trilogy