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单词 iamb
释义

iamb

noun

ˈī-ˌam(b) How to pronounce iamb (audio)
variants or iambus
ī-ˈam-bəs How to pronounce iamb (audio)
plural iambs ˈī-ˌamz How to pronounce iamb (audio) or iambuses
: a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above)
iambic
ī-ˈam-bik How to pronounce iamb (audio)
adjective or noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The snow—the heroic iamb—is the epic material of trial and catharsis that people shouldn’t hope for in real life. Wells Tower, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020 For Hall, the two-beat iamb tolls the relentless melodies of departure from the world: a great-uncle early on; his grandfather; his father. Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 27 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

Latin iambus, from Greek iambos

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

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