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    caesura

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Literature
    cae·su·ra /sɪˈzjʊərə $ sɪˈʒʊrə, sɪˈzʊrə/ noun [countable]  AL technical a pause in the middle of a line of poetry 〔诗句中间的〕停顿    Origin caesura (1500-1600) Latin “act of cutting”, from caedere “to cut”
    cae·su·ra nounChineseSyllable


    caesura
    cae‧su‧ra /sɪˈzjʊərə $ sɪˈʒʊrə, sɪˈzʊrə/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Latin
     Origin: 'act of cutting', from caedere 'to cut'
    technical a pause in the middle of a line of poetry


    caes·uraBrE /siˈzjʊərə/ 🔊NAmE /siˈzjʊrə/ 🔊 noun (specialist) a pause near the middle of a line of poetry 音顿（诗行中间的停顿）  ➡  compare enjambement