anapaest
/ˈænəpiːst/( <美> anapest)
noun
- Prosody a metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable【诗韵】抑抑扬格。
派生词
anapaestic
/ˌænəˈpiːstɪk/ adjective词源
late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek anapaistos 'reversed'， from ana- 'back' + paiein 'strike' (because it is the reverse of a dactyl).