caesura

英 [sɪˈzjʊə.rə]      美 [səˈzʊr.ə]
  • n. 韵脚的休止;(诗中)节律的停顿;句逗
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caesura 音顿

来自词根cid, 词源同decide, circumcise.

caesura (n.)
1550s, from Latin caesura, "metrical pause," literally "a cutting," from past participle stem of caedere "to cut down" (see -cide).
1. After an ominous caesura the preacher continued.
经过不吉利的停顿之后,这位传教士继续布道.