1570s (n.); 1580s (adj.), from Latin iambicus, from Greek iambikos, from iambos "metrical foot of one unaccented followed by one accented syllable," from iaptein "to assail" (in words), literally "to put forth." The meter of invective and lampoon in classical Greek from the time it was used for such by Archilochos, 7c. B.C.E.
双语例句
1. They usually write poetry in heroic couplets , a polished iambic pentameter line.
他们通常以英雄双行体创作诗歌, 这是一种经过推敲的五步抑扬格诗行.
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2. A couplet written in iambic pentameter is called a heroic couplet.
五步抑扬格的双韵体称英雄双韵体.
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3. In English, the meter most commonly used with blank verse has been iambic pentameter.
英语中, 无韵诗最常用的格律是抑扬格五音步(因此无韵诗又被称为无韵五节拍诗).
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4. An iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in'delay '.
