dactylic hexameter
noun [ C or U ] literature specialized uk/dækˌtɪl.ɪk heksˈæm.ɪ.tər/ us/dækˌtɪl.ɪk heksˈæm.ə.t̬ɚ/
（诗歌）六音步扬抑抑格，六音步长短短格
the type of hexameter (= a line or rhythm in poetry with six stressed syllables) used in ancient Greek poetry, that usually consists of five dactyls and either a spondee or trochee
The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters. 《伊利亚特》是一首史诗，采用了六音步长短短格的形式。
Dactylic hexameter was the traditional metre of Greek epic poetry. 六音步长短短格是希腊史诗的传统格律。
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- The poem is divided into 17 books and is composed in dactylic hexameter.
- Epic poem, eh? Soon he'll be telling us about the boring dactylic hexameters in which it's written.
- While I slept, I dreamt in Latin, and the dactylic hexameter kept pounding away in my brain.
- Some patterns (such as iambic pentameter) tend to be fairly regular, while other patterns, such as dactylic hexameter, tend to be highly irregular.