an·a·pest /ˈænəˌpɛst/
抑抑揚格;短短長格
An·a·pest n.
1. Pros. A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (˘ ˘ -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin dĕ-ĭ-tās, and in English in-ter-vene˝, are examples of anapests.
2. A verse composed of such feet.
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anapest
n : a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed
syllables [syn: anapaest]