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trochee

noun
🔊/ˈtrəʊkiː/
🔊/ˈtrəʊkiː/
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  1. a unit of sound in poetry consisting of one strong or long syllable followed by one weak or short syllable（诗的）扬抑格，长短格
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek trokhaios (pous) ‘running (foot)’, from trekhein ‘to run’.