antepenult
/an-tee-pee-nuhlt, -pi-nuhlt/US // ˌæn tiˈpi nʌlt, -pɪˈnʌlt //UK // (ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌlt) //
蚂蚁金服,蚂蚁花呗,蚂蚁金服集团,蚂蚁花心
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the third syllable from the end in a word, as te in antepenult.
Examples
This anie eare may if he accent the antepenult matrmonie, or the penult matrimnie, or the last as matrimone.
If the penult is short, the antepenult is accented provided it be long: Sansthā́naka.
For purposes of assonance little use is made of words accented on a syllable preceding the antepenult.
(b) A word stressed on the penult may assonate with one lx stressed on the antepenult.
The accent must fall on the penult, if it was long, otherwise on the antepenult of the word.
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