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iambus

/ahy-am-buhs/US // aɪˈæm bəs //

语气词,语序,语义

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural i·am·bi [ahy-am-bahy], /aɪˈæm baɪ/, i·am·bus·es.

    • : iamb.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The metre is dochmiac, each dochmius consisting of an iambus followed by a cretic, .

  • An Iambus is a two-syllable foot accented on the last syllable.

  • This may occur when the accent is upon the last syllable of the foot; that is, when the foot is an iambus or an anapest.

  • Antispast, an′ti-spast, n. in metre, a foot composed of an iambus and a trochee.

  • The foot consisting of an unaccented followed by an accented syllable is called an iambus.