Definition of trochee in English:

trochee

noun ˈtrəʊkiːˈtroʊki

Prosody

A foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.
〔诗韵〕扬抑格，长短格（由一个长或重音节和一个短或轻音节组成的音步）
Example sentencesExamples
- The first line, for example, appears to begin with two unstressed syllables followed by two stressed ones, while the second line unquestionably contains a trochee and an iamb and therefore forms a choriambic foot.
- This is matched by the metre where, however, intricate use of trochees and dactyls gives a song-like quality to the verse.
- A trochee is a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short.
- We hear iambs, trochees, Virgil's hexameters, the Norse alliterative lines, each arranged in their various couplets, quatrains, choric stanzas, gnomic verses, and much more besides.
- Although not one line of iambic hexameter appears, lines sometimes begin with a trochee or spondee or two, drift gently toward an iambic norm, and then depart from it.

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek trokhaios (pous) 'running (foot)', from trekhein 'to run'.

Rhymes

chokey, croaky, folkie, folky, hokey, hokey-cokey, hoki, jokey, karaoke, Loki, okey-dokey, Okie, pokey, poky, smoky

Definition of trochee in US English:

trochee

nounˈtroʊkiˈtrōkē

Prosody

A foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.
〔诗韵〕扬抑格，长短格（由一个长或重音节和一个短或轻音节组成的音步）
Example sentencesExamples
- Although not one line of iambic hexameter appears, lines sometimes begin with a trochee or spondee or two, drift gently toward an iambic norm, and then depart from it.
- The first line, for example, appears to begin with two unstressed syllables followed by two stressed ones, while the second line unquestionably contains a trochee and an iamb and therefore forms a choriambic foot.
- This is matched by the metre where, however, intricate use of trochees and dactyls gives a song-like quality to the verse.
- We hear iambs, trochees, Virgil's hexameters, the Norse alliterative lines, each arranged in their various couplets, quatrains, choric stanzas, gnomic verses, and much more besides.
- A trochee is a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short.

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek trokhaios (pous) ‘running (foot)’, from trekhein ‘to run’.

词汇	trochee
释义	Definition of trochee in English: trochee noun ˈtrəʊkiːˈtroʊki Prosody A foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable. 〔诗韵〕扬抑格，长短格（由一个长或重音节和一个短或轻音节组成的音步） Example sentencesExamples The first line, for example, appears to begin with two unstressed syllables followed by two stressed ones, while the second line unquestionably contains a trochee and an iamb and therefore forms a choriambic foot. This is matched by the metre where, however, intricate use of trochees and dactyls gives a song-like quality to the verse. A trochee is a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short. We hear iambs, trochees, Virgil's hexameters, the Norse alliterative lines, each arranged in their various couplets, quatrains, choric stanzas, gnomic verses, and much more besides. Although not one line of iambic hexameter appears, lines sometimes begin with a trochee or spondee or two, drift gently toward an iambic norm, and then depart from it. Origin Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek trokhaios (pous) 'running (foot)', from trekhein 'to run'. Rhymes chokey, croaky, folkie, folky, hokey, hokey-cokey, hoki, jokey, karaoke, Loki, okey-dokey, Okie, pokey, poky, smoky Definition of trochee in US English: trochee nounˈtroʊkiˈtrōkē Prosody A foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable. 〔诗韵〕扬抑格，长短格（由一个长或重音节和一个短或轻音节组成的音步） Example sentencesExamples Although not one line of iambic hexameter appears, lines sometimes begin with a trochee or spondee or two, drift gently toward an iambic norm, and then depart from it. The first line, for example, appears to begin with two unstressed syllables followed by two stressed ones, while the second line unquestionably contains a trochee and an iamb and therefore forms a choriambic foot. This is matched by the metre where, however, intricate use of trochees and dactyls gives a song-like quality to the verse. We hear iambs, trochees, Virgil's hexameters, the Norse alliterative lines, each arranged in their various couplets, quatrains, choric stanzas, gnomic verses, and much more besides. A trochee is a metrical foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short. Origin Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek trokhaios (pous) ‘running (foot)’, from trekhein ‘to run’.
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