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dac·tyl /ˈdæktɪl $ -tl/ noun [countableC] ALa repeated sound pattern in poetry, consisting of one long sound followed by two short sounds, as in the word ‘carefully’ 〔诗歌的〕扬抑抑格〔即一长音后接两个短音,如carefully〕
—dactylic /dækˈtɪlɪk/ adjectiveadj