Definition of amphibrach in English:

amphibrach

nounˈamfɪbrakˈæmfəˌbræk

Prosody

A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) a long syllable between two short syllables.
Example sentencesExamples
- Outside the limerick form, amphibrachs used to be quite rare in English language verse.
- Sometimes, to relieve the monotony, she threw in a four-, six- or even seven-foot line, and her ‘dactyls’ are often amphibrachs or anapaests.
- Yet trochees are actually in a minority here: the first and third line of each stanza is composed of a trochee and two iambs, while the second and fourth are composed of a trochee and an amphibrach.
- I could of course say that it was an iamb followed by an amphibrach; honestly, I'm not assuming very much at all about how these metrical forms are represented.
- It seemed the answer was not strict anapests or dactyls or even amphibrachs but a looser sense of the line altogether, with room to gallop and stop short at will.

Origin

Late 16th century (originally in the Latin forms amphibrachus, amphibrachys): via Latin from Greek amphibrakhus 'short at both ends'.

Definition of amphibrach in US English:

amphibrach

nounˈæmfəˌbrækˈamfəˌbrak

Prosody

A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) a long syllable between two short syllables.
Example sentencesExamples
- Outside the limerick form, amphibrachs used to be quite rare in English language verse.
- Sometimes, to relieve the monotony, she threw in a four-, six- or even seven-foot line, and her ‘dactyls’ are often amphibrachs or anapaests.
- Yet trochees are actually in a minority here: the first and third line of each stanza is composed of a trochee and two iambs, while the second and fourth are composed of a trochee and an amphibrach.
- It seemed the answer was not strict anapests or dactyls or even amphibrachs but a looser sense of the line altogether, with room to gallop and stop short at will.
- I could of course say that it was an iamb followed by an amphibrach; honestly, I'm not assuming very much at all about how these metrical forms are represented.

Origin

Late 16th century (originally in the Latin forms amphibrachus, amphibrachys): via Latin from Greek amphibrakhus ‘short at both ends’.

单词	amphibrach
释义	Definition of amphibrach in English: amphibrach nounˈamfɪbrakˈæmfəˌbræk Prosody A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) a long syllable between two short syllables. Example sentencesExamples Outside the limerick form, amphibrachs used to be quite rare in English language verse. Sometimes, to relieve the monotony, she threw in a four-, six- or even seven-foot line, and her ‘dactyls’ are often amphibrachs or anapaests. Yet trochees are actually in a minority here: the first and third line of each stanza is composed of a trochee and two iambs, while the second and fourth are composed of a trochee and an amphibrach. I could of course say that it was an iamb followed by an amphibrach; honestly, I'm not assuming very much at all about how these metrical forms are represented. It seemed the answer was not strict anapests or dactyls or even amphibrachs but a looser sense of the line altogether, with room to gallop and stop short at will. Origin Late 16th century (originally in the Latin forms amphibrachus, amphibrachys): via Latin from Greek amphibrakhus 'short at both ends'. Definition of amphibrach in US English: amphibrach nounˈæmfəˌbrækˈamfəˌbrak Prosody A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) a long syllable between two short syllables. Example sentencesExamples Outside the limerick form, amphibrachs used to be quite rare in English language verse. Sometimes, to relieve the monotony, she threw in a four-, six- or even seven-foot line, and her ‘dactyls’ are often amphibrachs or anapaests. Yet trochees are actually in a minority here: the first and third line of each stanza is composed of a trochee and two iambs, while the second and fourth are composed of a trochee and an amphibrach. It seemed the answer was not strict anapests or dactyls or even amphibrachs but a looser sense of the line altogether, with room to gallop and stop short at will. I could of course say that it was an iamb followed by an amphibrach; honestly, I'm not assuming very much at all about how these metrical forms are represented. Origin Late 16th century (originally in the Latin forms amphibrachus, amphibrachys): via Latin from Greek amphibrakhus ‘short at both ends’.
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