iambus的词源

英文词源

iambus

"A metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable", Late 16th century: Latin, from Greek iambos 'iambus, lampoon', from iaptein 'attack verbally' (because the iambic trimeter was first used by Greek satirists).

中文词源

iambus：抑扬格

来自希腊语iambos,抑扬格，来自iaptein,推进，向前。后用于指诗律抑扬格。比较dactyl.

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