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hemistich的意思

hemistich

英 ['hemstk] 美 ['hm,stk]
  • n. 半行;诗的半句;不完全之诗行

hemistich

英文词源


hemistich (n.)
"half a poetic line," 1570s, from Middle French hémistiche, from Latin hemistichium, from Greek hemistikhion "half-line, half-verse," from hemi- "half" (see hemi-) + stikhos "row, line of verse" (see stair).