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单词 hemistich
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Definition of hemistich in English:

hemistich

noun ˈhɛmɪstɪkˈhɛməˌstɪk
  • (chiefly in Old English verse) a half of a line of verse.

    (主要见于古英语诗歌)半行

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While the stress count in each hemistich ranges from one to three (with the exception of the line in bold-face) there is no dominant foot or syllabic pattern.
    • The point of his entire speech seems to be summed up in the first hemistich of line 279.
    • The column is divided into hemistichs justified at the outer edges.
    • Bénabou joins the first hemistich of each line to the second of another: the first alexandrine thus selected is the opening line of Rimbaud's ‘Bateau ivre’.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek hēmistikhion, from hēmi- 'half' + stikhos 'row, line of verse'.

Definition of hemistich in US English:

hemistich

nounˈheməˌstikˈhɛməˌstɪk
  • (chiefly in Old English verse) a half of a line of verse.

    (主要见于古英语诗歌)半行

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The column is divided into hemistichs justified at the outer edges.
    • Bénabou joins the first hemistich of each line to the second of another: the first alexandrine thus selected is the opening line of Rimbaud's ‘Bateau ivre’.
    • The point of his entire speech seems to be summed up in the first hemistich of line 279.
    • While the stress count in each hemistich ranges from one to three (with the exception of the line in bold-face) there is no dominant foot or syllabic pattern.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek hēmistikhion, from hēmi- ‘half’ + stikhos ‘row, line of verse’.

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