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trisyllable

/trahy-sil-uh-buhl, trahy-sil-, trih-/US // ˈtraɪˌsɪl ə bəl, traɪˈsɪl-, trɪ- //UK // (traɪˈsɪləbəl) //

三音节,三音节式,三音节词,三音节的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a word of three syllables, as pendulum.

Examples

  • Trisyllable, trī-, or tri-sil′a-bl, n. a word of three syllables.

  • Trisyllab′ic, -al, pertaining to a trisyllable: consisting of three syllables.

  • Each line ends with a trisyllable or a tetrasyllable, with dissyllabic rhyme running through the quatrain.

  • Decasyllabic Verse: A verse of ten syllables may be formed by the triple repetition of the trisyllable — — /.

  • It gives them no direct advantage over the clod who stumbles against a trisyllable.