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单词 dodecasyllable
释义 ˌdodecaˈsyllable
[f. Gr. δώδεκα twelve + syllable.]
a. Pros. A line or verse of twelve syllables.
b. ‘A word of twelve syllables’ (Worcester, 1846). So dodecasyˈllabic a., of or containing twelve syllables.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Alexandrin, Alexandrins are otherwise called dodecasyllables; and are peculiar to the modern poetry.1831W. H. Mill Christa Sangítá Pref. 11 Distinguishing only the Benedictus or hymn of Zacharias by a lyric dodecasyllable measure.1882–3Schaff Encycl. Relig. Knowl. 2286 A sermon in verse, heptasyllabic, octosyllabic, or dodecasyllabic.
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