anapaest
noun (British English) (specialist)a unit of sound in poetry consisting of two weak or short syllables followed by one strong or long syllable Topics Literature and writingc2抑抑扬格(诗歌中由两轻一重或两短一长音节组成的音步) Word Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek anapaistos ‘reversed’, from ana- ‘back’ + paiein ‘strike’ (because it is the reverse of a dactyl, a type of metrical foot with one stressed or long syllable, followed by two unstressed or short syllables).