(especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable but one
(尤指古希腊语)倒数第二音节重读的。
a word with such an accent
倒数第二音节重读的单词。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin paroxytonus, from Greek paroxutonos, from para- 'alongside' + oxutonos 'sharp pitch'.