rhopalic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rhopalic poem.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable. rhetoric
    — Soapy fired off a rhopalic sentence, that is, one in which each word is one letter longer than the word that precedes it: "I am the only dummy player, perhaps, planning maneuvers calculated brilliantly, nevertheless outstandingly pachydermatous, notwithstanding unconstitutional unprofessionalism."

词形变化

more rhopalic comparative most rhopalic superlative rhopalics plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin rhopalicus, from Ancient Greek ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, “club, bat”).
词源 2
From Latin rhopalicus, from Ancient Greek ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, “club, bat”).
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