pros·odyBrE/ˈprɒsədi/NAmE/ˈprɑːsədi/noun[U](specialist) thepatternsofsoundsandrhythmsinpoetry; thestudyofthis韵律;韵律学(phonetics语音学) thepartofphonetics which is concerned with stress and intonationasopposedtoindividualspeechsounds重音和语调模式;韵律结构▸pro·sodicBrE/prəʊˈsɒdɪk/NAmE/prəˈsɑːdɪk/adjective