| 释义 |
verse
I. \ˈvərs, ˈvə̄s, ˈvəis\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English vers, fers, from Old French vers & Old English fers, both from Latin versus row, line, verse; akin to Latin vertere to turn — more at worth
1. : a line of metrical writing
< in English the caesura … can occur after any syllable, even the first or the ninth of a ten-syllable verse — Malcolm Cowley >
2. : versicle 1
3.
a.
(1) : metrical language : speech or writing distinguished from ordinary language by its distinctive patterning of sounds and especially by its more pronounced or elaborate rhythm
(2) : metrical writing that is distinguished from poetry especially by its lower level of intensity and its lack of essential conviction and commitment
< many writers of verse who have not aimed at writing poetry — T.S.Eliot >
(3) : poetry 2
< verse that gives immortal youth to mortal maids — W.S.Landor >
b. : a particular example of metrical writing : poem
< using some of her verses as exercises in one of his textbooks — Antony Alpers >
c. : a body of metrical writing (as of a single author, a period, or a country)
< Shakespearean verse >
< Renaissance verse >
< English verse >
4.
a.
(1) : a unit of metrical writing larger than a single line : stanza
(2) : the portion of a song preceding the refrain or chorus and excluding any introduction
< sing the first and last verses only >
b. : a portion of an anthem or musical service to be performed by a single voice to each part
5. : one of the short divisions into which a chapter of the Bible is traditionally divided
< the first verse of the first chapter of Genesis >
II. adjective
: of, relating to, or written in verse
< verse technique >
< a verse drama >
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English versen, partly from vers, fers verse & partly from Old English fersian to versify, from fers verse
intransitive verb
: to make verse : write poetry : versify
transitive verb
1. : to tell or celebrate in verse
2. : to turn into verse
IV. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from versed
: to familiarize by close association, study, or experience
< versed himself in the theater > |