Limerick

['lɪmərɪk]

(noun.) a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba.

(noun.) port city in southwestern Ireland.

杰拉尔德编辑--From WordNet

Limerick is still a cardinal memory in the long story of Irish embitterment. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
Comparatively few English people have even heard of this Treaty of Limerick; in Ireland it rankles to this day. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

达伦编辑