iambic

劍橋詞典

used to refer to a rhythm (= pattern of words) used in poetry , in which each short syllable that is not stressed is followed by a long or stressed syllable
（詩(shī)歌）短長(zhǎng)格的；抑揚(yáng)格的（詩(shī)歌的韻律模式，短促的非重讀音節(jié)后跟有長(zhǎng)的重讀音節(jié)）
Most of Shakespeare's verse is written in iambic pentameter (= rhythm with each line made of five iambic pairs ). 莎士比亞的大部分詩(shī)歌都是以抑揚(yáng)五音步寫成的，每行詩(shī)都由五對(duì)抑揚(yáng)格組成。 返回 iambic