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单词 iamb
释义

Definition of iamb in English:

iamb

noun ˈʌɪam(b)ˈaɪˌæm(b)
Prosody
  • another term for iambus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus in the last stanza quoted, after the surge of anapaests in the first two lines, spondees, dactyls, and iambs begin to appear.
    • So I know if the language has iambs or trochees, right from the start.
    • Jim found that he had a talent for thinking in iambs, for coming up with rhymes.
    • Looking first for iambs seemed an excellent centring and calming technique.
    • What good do you do anyone by writing verses, getting cash for silly slanders, peddling iambs as a huckster peddles trash?

Rhymes

Priam

Definition of iamb in US English:

iamb

nounˈīˌam(b)ˈaɪˌæm(b)
Prosody
  • A metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So I know if the language has iambs or trochees, right from the start.
    • Thus in the last stanza quoted, after the surge of anapaests in the first two lines, spondees, dactyls, and iambs begin to appear.
    • Jim found that he had a talent for thinking in iambs, for coming up with rhymes.
    • What good do you do anyone by writing verses, getting cash for silly slanders, peddling iambs as a huckster peddles trash?
    • Looking first for iambs seemed an excellent centring and calming technique.
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