pentameter
noun [ C or U ] literature specialized uk/penˈtæm.ɪ.tər/ us/penˈtæm.ə.t̬ɚ/
五步格诗，五音步诗行
a line in poetry which has five stressed syllables; the rhythm of poetry with five stressed syllables in a line
Most of Shakespeare's verse is written in iambic pentameter (= five pairs of syllables with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable). 莎士比亚的大部分诗歌都是以抑扬五音步写成的。
Compare: hexameter