| 单词 | couplet |
| 释义 | couplet noun[C] uk/ˈkʌp.lət/us/ˈkʌp.lət/twolinesofpoetrynext to each other,especiallyonesthatrhyme(= have words with the samesounds)and have the samelengthandrhythm: （尤指长度、韵脚相同的）对句arhymingcouplet押韵对句 Literature
couplet| American Dictionarycouplet noun[C] us/ˈkʌp·lɪt/literature apairoflinesin apoem,esp. whenconnectedbyrhythm,rhyme(= words that end with the samesound), ormeaning Examplesofcoupletcouplet This is particularly suggested by the succession of evaporite couplets, which are attributed to pulsating episodes of water table change. From theCambridge English Corpus The exposition is a self-contained refrain andcoupletdesign, in the manner of those discussed above. From theCambridge English Corpus Only the third section of this long work was written in octosyllabic couplets, and this section is known to have been written after 1170. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the picture accompanying thecoupletshows a scholar looking into the distant mountains in the moonlight. From theCambridge English Corpus The versification is mixed, but several long speeches, as well as much of the dialogue, is in octosyllabic couplets. From theCambridge English Corpus It reminded one of that snide definition of a sonnet as having three quatrains and acoupletbut no poetry. From theCambridge English Corpus The lyrics, in seven- and ten-syllable couplets, are simply 'recited' (yin). From theCambridge English Corpus The poetic stanzas change from quatrains to tercets to couplets, quickening the pace of the dialogue. From theCambridge English Corpus In the final rhymedcouplet, day is not only corporeal, he is in motion. From theCambridge English Corpus Turning now to elegy, the elegiaccoupletconsists of a line of dactylic hexameter plus a line of dactylic ' pentameter ' so-called, actually two small lines. From theCambridge English Corpus Should the notation be printed with the firstcoupletof every song? From theCambridge English Corpus Note in (h) the cycles formed by darker/lighter couplets, which consist of microgranular gypsum/vertical aligned gypsum, respectively, attributed to seasonal fluctuations. From theCambridge English Corpus Both laminite types are characterized by couplets of darker laminae with rough lamina tops that alternate with lighter laminae with smooth lamina tops. From theCambridge English Corpus The imagery of melody for life immersed in sorrow is common to both the couplets cited above. From theCambridge English Corpus In many pantomimes the final set of rhyming couplets follows the walkdown and completes the frame opened by the immortals at the start. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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