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caesura

英 [sɪ'zjʊərə] 美 [sɪ'zjʊrə]

n. 韵脚的休止；（诗中）节律的停顿；句逗

中文词源

caesura 音顿

来自词根cid, 词源同decide, circumcise.

英文词源

caesura (n.): 1550s, from Latin caesura, "metrical pause," literally "a cutting," from past participle stem of caedere "to cut down" (see -cide).

双语例句

1. After an ominous caesura the preacher continued.: 经过不吉利的停顿之后,这位传教士继续布道.