🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

四音部诗行

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sì yīnbù shīháng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tetrameter/tɛˈtræmɪtər/
nounadjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这首诗主要使用四音部诗行写成。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A line of verse consisting of four metrical feet.

    "The poem is written primarily in iambic tetrameter."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Consisting of or characterized by tetrameter lines.

    "A tetrameter rhythm gives the ballad a lively and driving cadence."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'tetramētron', composed of 'tetra-' meaning 'four' and 'mētron' meaning 'measure'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century via Latin and French as a technical term in poetry and literary criticism, denoting a verse line consisting of four metrical feet.

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