caesura
/siːˈzjʊərə/noun
1- (in Greek and Latin verse) a break between words within a metrical foot(希腊诗和拉丁诗中的)音步停顿。
1.1
- (in modern verse) a pause near the middle of a line(现代诗中的)近中间停顿。
派生词
caesural
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin, from caes- 'cut, hewn', from the verb caedere.