1540s, from Middle French pentametre, from Latin pentameter, from Greek pentametros (adj.) "having five measures," from pente "five" (see five) + metron "measure" (see meter (n.2)). As a noun from 1580s.
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.
