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stichomythia的意思

stichomythia

英 [,stk()'mθ] 美 [stk'mθi]
  • n. 轮流对白(指为增加紧张气氛使用的交锋对白)

stichomythia

英文词源


stichomythia (n.)
"dialogue in alternate lines," Latinized from Greek stikhomythia, from stikhos (see stichic) + mythos "speech, talk" (see myth) + abstract noun ending -ia. Related: Stichomythic.