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couplet

UK //ˈkʌplɪt//US //ˈkʌplɪt//

词源

源自法语 'couplet',意为'小对',最终来自拉丁语 'copula',意为'连接'或'结合'。

noun

❶ 指由两行押韵的诗句组成的诗节,常见于诗歌或歌词中,两行通常表达一个完整的意思或思想。

“The poet wrote a beautiful couplet about love and loss.”

(诗人写了一首关于爱与失去的优美对句。)

“Shakespeare often used rhyming couplets at the end of his sonnets.”

(莎士比亚经常在他的十四行诗末尾使用押韵的对句。)

同义词:verse, stanza, rhyming pair

常见短语

heroic couplet — 指由五步抑扬格组成的押韵对句,常见于英语诗歌中,尤其流行于18世纪。

“Alexander Pope was famous for his use of heroic couplets.”

(亚历山大·蒲柏以使用英雄双行体而闻名。)