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dactyl

/dak-til/US // ˈdæk tɪl //UK // (ˈdæktɪl) //

二维码,二重奏,二重唱,二重天

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Prosody. a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly.Symbol: 
    • : a finger or toe.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • A Dactyl is a three-syllable foot accented on the first syllable.

  • It will be noted that the dactyl is very closely related in expression to the trochee, and the anapest to the iambic.

  • The proceleusmatic foot, or four short syllables, instead of the dactyl; scen.

  • This foot, consisting of one accented syllable, followed by two unaccented syllables, is called a dactyl.

  • The Dactyl, a foot of three syllables, the first long and the two last short, is used principally in the first place in the line.