n. [诗]短长格,抑扬格, 抑扬格诗

Iambic \I*am"bic\, a. [L. iambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. iambique.]
1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long
one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented;
as, an iambic foot.

2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic
verse; iambic meter. See {Lambus}.


Iambic \I*am"bic\, n.
1. (Pros.)
(a) An iambic foot; an iambus.
(b) A verse composed of iambic feet.

Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses.

Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase
fame
In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.
--Dryden.

2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written
in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.