释义 |
ar·chi·lo·chi·an I. \|ärkə̇|lōkēən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Archilochus, 7th century B.C. Greek poet (from Latin, from Greek Archilochos) + English -ian 1. a. : of or relating to Archilochus b. : trenchant, sarcastic, bitter 2. : marked by use of Archilochians or of Archilochian strophes II. noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized : a verse form ascribed to Archilochus: as a. : a line composed of a dactylic tetrapody followed by a trochaic tripody — called also greater Archilochian b. : a dactylic tripody catalectic — sometimes called also lesser Archilochian c. : a dactylic tetrapody with spondee or trochee as the fourth foot d. : a dicolon composed of a complete prosodiac followed by an ithyphallic |