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’.

单词	hemistich
释义	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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