paeon
/pee-uhn, -on/US // ˈpi ən, -ɒn //UK // (ˈpiːən) //
芍药,颂歌,祭奠,祭祀
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Examples
His spouse, who was guarding their nest up in the big live oak in the front yard, trilled her limited paeon of praise.
For a moment the lawyer felt an exultant paeon of victory beat in his blood.
The majestic voice of the nightingale burst forth again, now in a paeon of praise.
The son of Tydeus speared Agastrophus son of Paeon in the hip-joint with his spear.
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