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词汇 dimeter
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Definition of dimeter in English:

dimeter

noun ˈdɪmɪtəˈdɪmɪdər
Prosody
  • A line of verse consisting of two metrical feet.

    〔诗韵〕二音步诗行,二步格诗行

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although the English meter is properly iambic, often with feminine endings, line length is erratic, ranging from trimeter to pentameter, except for the two shortest lines, which appear in dimeter.
    • Poems in iambic dimeters and trimeters are found in abundance in her first book, as are poems written in trochaic measure.
    • The first two lines, containing only monosyllabic words, mix a sing-song dimeter with a grim subject matter.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dimetros 'of two measures', from di- 'twice' + metron 'a measure'.

Definition of dimeter in US English:

dimeter

nounˈdɪmɪdərˈdimidər
Prosody
  • A line of verse consisting of two metrical feet.

    〔诗韵〕二音步诗行,二步格诗行

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first two lines, containing only monosyllabic words, mix a sing-song dimeter with a grim subject matter.
    • Although the English meter is properly iambic, often with feminine endings, line length is erratic, ranging from trimeter to pentameter, except for the two shortest lines, which appear in dimeter.
    • Poems in iambic dimeters and trimeters are found in abundance in her first book, as are poems written in trochaic measure.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dimetros ‘of two measures’, from di- ‘twice’ + metron ‘a measure’.

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