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    dactyl

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Literature
    dac·tyl /ˈdæktɪl $ -tl/ noun [countable]  ALa repeated sound pattern in poetry, consisting of one long sound followed by two short sounds, as in the word ‘carefully’ 〔诗歌的〕扬抑抑格〔即一长音后接两个短音，如carefully〕 —dactylic /dækˈtɪlɪk/ adjective
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    dactyl• Where you have a, what is a dactyl, like duh duh duh or something like that?    Origin dactyl (1300-1400) Latin dactylus, from Greek daktylos “finger” (because of the length of the three finger-joints)
    dac·tyl nounChineseSyllable
    a repeated of consisting pattern in poetry, sound Corpus


    dactyl
    dac‧tyl /ˈdæktɪl $ -tl/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Latin
     Origin: dactylus, from Greek daktylos 'finger' (because of the length of the three finger-joints)
    a repeated sound pattern in poetry, consisting of one long sound followed by two short sounds, as in the word ‘carefully’
    —dactylic /dækˈtɪlɪk/ adjective


    dac·tylBrE /ˈdæktɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdæktɪl/ 🔊 noun (specialist) a unit of sound in poetry consisting of one strong or long syllable followed by two weak or short syllables （诗歌的）扬抑抑格，长短短格