chiasmus

英 [kaɪˈæzməs] 美 [kaɪˈæzməs]

n.  交错配列(对词、思想等的倒序重复排列)

COCA.29690



牛津词典

noun

  1. 交错配列(对词、思想等的倒序重复排列)
    a technique used in writing or in speeches, in which words, ideas, etc. are repeated in reverse order

    双语例句

    1. Chapter 1 focuses on the musical phonological foregrounding in the work. It consists of two parts, with emphasis on the multitudinous phonemic repetitions and chiasmus.
      第一章主要介绍作品中的语音前景化特征,共包括两个方面:音素重复和丫叉结构。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. inversion in the second of two parallel phrases