英语小点心：口音怎么说？（韦氏词典最权威，详细英英解释）

ac·cent\ˈak-ˌsent, ak-ˈ\

verb

: to give special attention to (something)

: to say (part of a word) with greater stress or force

Full Definition

transitive verb

1 a : to pronounce with accent : stress

b : to mark with a written or printed accent

2 : to give prominence to : make more prominent

Examples

the town's promotional literature accents its vital role in American history

Origin: Middle French accenter, from accent intonation, from Latin accentus, from ad- + cantus song — more at chant.

First use: 1530

Synonyms: emphasize, accentuate, feature, foreground, highlight, illuminate, play up, point (up), press, punctuate, stress

Antonyms: de-emphasize, play down

ac·cent\ˈak-ˌsent, chiefly British -sənt\

noun

: a way of pronouncing words that occurs among the people in a particular region or country

: greater stress or force given to a syllable of a word in speech

: a mark (such as ˈ or ˌ) used to show the part of a word that should be given greater stress when it is spoken

Full Definition

1 : an articulative effort giving prominence to one syllable over adjacent syllables; also : the prominence thus given a syllable

2 : a distinctive manner of expression: as

a : an individual's distinctive or characteristic inflection, tone, or choice of words — usually used in plural

b : a way of speaking typical of a particular group of people and especially of the natives or residents of a region

3 : rhythmically significant stress on the syllables of a verse usually at regular intervals

4 archaic : utterance

5 a : a mark (as ´, `, ˆ) used in writing or printing to indicate a specific sound value, stress, or pitch, to distinguish words otherwise identically spelled, or to indicate that an ordinarily mute vowel should be pronounced

b : an accented letter

6 a : greater stress given to one musical tone than to its neighbors

b : accent mark 2

7 a : emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition

b : an emphasized detail or area; especially : a small detail in sharp contrast with its surroundings

c : a substance or object used for emphasis

8 : a mark placed to the right of a letter or number and usually slightly above it: as

a : a double prime

b : prime

9 : special concern or attention : emphasis <an accent on youth>

ac·cent·less \-ləs\ adjective

Examples

Regional accents are common in the U.S.

She spoke with an American accent.

The tourist had a foreign accent.

First use: 1530

Synonyms: emphasis, accentuation, stress, underscoring, weight

Antonyms: de-emphasis

英语小点心：口音怎么说？（韦氏词典最权威，详细英英解释）