iamb
US /ˈaɪ.æm/
UK /ˈaɪ.æm/
名词
抑扬格
a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, as in the word 'define'
示例:
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The most common metrical foot in English poetry is the iamb.
英语诗歌中最常见的音步是抑扬格。
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Shakespeare often used iambic pentameter in his plays.
莎士比亚在他的戏剧中经常使用抑扬格五音步。