accented
重音,重音的,重音符号,重音词
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Definitions
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- : prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- : degree of prominence of a syllable within a word and sometimes of a word within a phrase:primary accent; secondary accent.
- : a mark indicating stress, or), vowel quality, form, or pitch.
- : any similar mark.
- : Prosody. regularly recurring stress.a mark indicating stress or some other distinction in pronunciation or value.
- : a musical tone or pattern of pitch inherent in a particular language either as a feature essential to the identification of a vowel or a syllable or to the general acoustic character of the language.Compare tone.
- : Often accents. the unique speech patterns, inflections, choice of words, etc., that identify a particular individual: We recognized his accents immediately. She corrected me in her usual mild accents.the distinctive style or tone characteristic of an author, composer, etc.: the unmistakably Brahmsian accents of the sonata; She recognized the familiar accents of Robert Frost in the poem.
- : a mode of pronunciation, as pitch or tone, emphasis pattern, or intonation, characteristic of or peculiar to the speech of a particular person, group, or locality: French accent; Southern accent.Compare tone.
- : such a mode of pronunciation recognized as being of foreign origin: He still speaks with an accent.
- : Music. a stress or emphasis given to certain notes.a mark noting this.stress or emphasis regularly recurring as a feature of rhythm.
- : Mathematics. a symbol used to distinguish similar quantities that differ in value, as in b′, b″, b‴.a symbol used to indicate a particular unit of measure, as feet or inches, minutes or seconds.a symbol used to indicate the order of a derivative of a function in calculus, as f′ is the first derivative of a function f.
- : words or tones expressive of some emotion.
- : accents, words; language; speech: He spoke in accents bold.
- : distinctive character or tone: an accent of whining complaint.
- : special attention, stress, or emphasis: an accent on accuracy.
- : a detail that is emphasized by contrasting with its surroundings: a room decorated in navy blue with two red vases as accents.
- : a distinctive but subordinate pattern, motif, color, flavor, or the like: The salad dressing had an accent of garlic.
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- : to pronounce with prominence: to accent the first syllable of “into”; to accent the first word of “White House.”Compare stress.
- : to mark with a written accent or accents.
- : to give emphasis or prominence to; accentuate.
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Examples
Remotely, Wilson offered tips on line emphasis, sound designer John Gromada supervised the recording, and dialect coach Rachel Hirshorn-Johnston offered encouragement on accents.
Gilroy wasn’t sure at first whether Ahmed could scrub his accent and elegant demeanor to play “this Valley kid who slept on benches,” the prey animal to Lou’s predator.
I work a lot internationally, and I have a good ear for accents.
Blairstone has made dozens of custom wall accents that speak to each individual owner’s story.
None of these positions nor any job listings that require “neutral accents” are up currently.
A worn couch sitting squarely before a wood veneer wall, accented by the head of a deer.
He squints slightly, has a squared jaw, and speaks in British-accented English, the product of a boarding school education.
Anne Marie was in her element, jabbering away in heavily accented Liberian English, the center of attention.
Why, they might even switch to amiable, Texas-accented, 77-year-old Schieffer, the television equivalent of comfort food.
Of most interest are the English-speaking narrator and a masked American-accented combatant featured in the film.
A clear instance of a line beginning with an accented syllable is seen in l. 23—'Slp', and ths melncol.'
Pouerte can be pronounced povrt'; accented on the second syllable, and with the final e elided.
The metrical accent or ictus was marked in ancient notation by points placed over the accented syllable.
There are numerous spelling inconsistencies in proper and place names as well as within accented characters.
In “Hiawatha” the accented syllable comes first, and the unaccented follows it.