| 释义 | [ haf-lahyn, hahf- ] / ˈhæfˌlaɪn, ˈhɑf- /
Origin of half-lineFirst recorded in 1910–15Words nearby half-linehalf-lap joint, half-leather, half-length, half-life, half-light, half-line, half-liter, half-long, half-mad, half-marathon, half-mastDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half-lineWhether the half-line be first or second, it is usually of the A type without anacrusis. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book|C. Alphonso SmithWhether the number of accents in the second half-line was ever diminished to two, may be doubted. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey ChaucerType E inverts the rhythm of D, as in the half-line "gylp-wordum spræc." English Verse|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.Every normal line of Old English poetry has four primary accents, two in the first half-line and two in the second half-line. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book|C. Alphonso Smith
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