iamb
US /ˈaɪ.æm/
UK /ˈaɪ.æm/
名詞
抑揚格
a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, as in the word 'define'
範例:
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The most common metrical foot in English poetry is the iamb.
英語詩歌中最常見的音步是抑揚格。
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Shakespeare often used iambic pentameter in his plays.
莎士比亞在他的戲劇中經常使用抑揚格五音步。