dactylic
adjective literature specialized uk/dækˈtɪl.ɪk/ us/dækˈtɪl.ɪk/
（诗歌）扬抑抑格的，长短短格的
used to refer to a rhythm in poetry in which one strong or long syllable is followed by two unstressed (= not strong) or short syllables
The word "elephant" demonstrates a dactylic stress pattern. “Elephant”这个词便是扬抑抑模式。
Compare: iambicspondaictrochaic
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- Iambic rhythms are described as "ascending" because they ascend from a low to a high level of stress, while trochaic and dactylic rhythms are "descending."
- He argues that English dactylic verse uses dactyls very irregularly.
- The pattern here is known as a dactyl (- ..) and these are dactylic feet.
- She recognised Shostakovich's incessant dactylic rhythms.