| 释义 |
stan·za
\ˈstanzə, -aan-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Italian, act or place of staying, abode, room, stanza, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin stantia act of standing or staying — more at stanchion
1. : a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together as a unit : strophe; especially : a group of lines arranged together in a recurring pattern of metrical lengths and usually a sequence of rhymes
2. slang
a. : a period of performing or showing in one place : stand, engagement; especially : week
< the play is to be held over for another stanza >
< signed the orchestra for the last stanza in June >
b. : a period (as a half or an inning) into which the duration of a game is divided |