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accent

英['æks(ə)nt;-sent] 美['æksɛnt]
  • n. 口音;重音;强调;特点;重音符号
  • vt. 强调;重读;带…口音讲话

英英释意


1. distinctive manner of oral expression;
"he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"
"she had a very clear speech pattern"
2. special importance or significance;
"the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"
"the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"
3. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
"the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"
"he has a strong German accent"
4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
5. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation