英语词汇“accent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ac•cent n.

[countable]

Phoneticsthe amount of prominence of a spoken sound, in terms of pronunciation, pitch, or a combination of these:The accent in the word "absorb'' is on the second syllable, "-sorb''.
a mark indicating stress (as ˈ, ˌ), vowel quality (as French grave `, acute ´, circumflex ˆ), pitch, etc. Also called accent mark.
Phoneticsa way of pronouncing sounds, words, etc., that is usually found in the speech of a particular person, group, or locality:a southern accent.
a way of pronouncing words that is recognized as being of foreign origin:still speaks with an accent after ten years.
special attention or emphasis:Our supervisor puts an accent on reliability.
Weights and Measuresa symbol used to indicate a particular unit of measure, such as feet (′) or inches (ʺ), minutes (′) or seconds (ʺ).

v. [~ + object]

Phoneticsto pronounce (a sound) with extra loudness, extra length, or higher pitch:Accent the second syllable in the word "absorb''.
to mark with a written accent or accents.
to emphasize;
accentuate.

ac•cen•tu•al adj.

ac•cent n.

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 (as ′, ′, or ˈ, ˌ, or ′, ʺ), vowel quality (as French grave ˋ, acute ˊ, circumflex ˆ), form (as French la "the'' versus là "there''), or pitch.
any similar mark.
[Pros.]
- 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. Cf. tone (def. 7).
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.Cf. tone (def. 5).
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.
[Math.]
- a symbol used to distinguish similar quantities that differ in value, as in b′, b ʺ, b‴ (called b prime, b second or b double prime, b third or b triple prime, respectively).
- a symbol used to indicate a particular unit of measure, as feet (′) or inches (ʺ), minutes (′) or seconds (ʺ).
- a symbol used to indicate the order of a derivative of a function in calculus, as f′ (called f prime) 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.

v.t.

to pronounce with prominence (a syllable within a word or a word within a phrase):to accent the first syllable of "into''; to accent the first word of "White House.''
to mark with a written accent or accents.
to give emphasis or prominence to;
accentuate.

Latin accentus speaking tone, equivalent. to ac- ac- + -centus, combining form of cantus song (see canto); translation of Greek prosōidía prosody
1520–30

ac′cent•less, adj.
ac•cen•tu•a•ble adj.

accent n /ˈæksənt/

the characteristic mode of pronunciation of a person or group, esp one that betrays social or geographical origin
the relative prominence of a spoken or sung syllable, esp with regard to stress or pitch
a mark (such as ˈ , ˌ , ´ or `) used in writing to indicate the stress or prominence of a syllable. Such a mark may also be used to indicate that a written syllable is to be pronounced, esp when such pronunciation is not usual, as in turnèd
any of various marks or symbols conventionally used in writing certain languages to indicate the quality of a vowel, or for some other purpose, such as differentiation of homographs
See circumflex
rhythmic stress in verse or prose
stress placed on certain notes in a piece of music, indicated by a symbol printed over the note concerned
the rhythmic pulse of a piece or passage, usually represented as the stress on the first beat of each bar
a distinctive characteristic of anything, such as taste, pattern, style, etc
particular attention or emphasis: an accent on learning
a strongly contrasting detail

vb /ækˈsɛnt/(transitive)

to mark with an accent in writing, speech, music, etc
to lay particular emphasis or stress on

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin accentus, from ad- to + cantus chant, song. The Latin is a rendering of Greek prosōidia a song sung to music, the tone of a syllable

单词	accent
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ac•cent /n. ˈæksɛnt; v. also* ækˈsɛnt/USA pronunciation* n. [countable] Phoneticsthe amount of prominence of a spoken sound, in terms of pronunciation, pitch, or a combination of these:The accent in the word "absorb'' is on the second syllable, "-sorb''. a mark indicating stress (as ˈ, ˌ), vowel quality (as French grave `, acute ´, circumflex ˆ), pitch, etc. Also called accent mark. Phoneticsa way of pronouncing sounds, words, etc., that is usually found in the speech of a particular person, group, or locality:a southern accent. a way of pronouncing words that is recognized as being of foreign origin:still speaks with an accent after ten years. special attention or emphasis:Our supervisor puts an accent on reliability. Weights and Measuresa symbol used to indicate a particular unit of measure, such as feet (′) or inches (ʺ), minutes (′) or seconds (ʺ). v. [~ + object] Phoneticsto pronounce (a sound) with extra loudness, extra length, or higher pitch:Accent the second syllable in the word "absorb''. to mark with a written accent or accents. to emphasize; accentuate. ac•cen•tu•al /ækˈsɛntʃuəl/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ac•cent (n. ak′sent;v. ak′sent, ak sent′),USA pronunciation n. 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 (as ′, ′, or ˈ, ˌ, or ′, ʺ), vowel quality (as French grave ˋ, acute ˊ, circumflex ˆ), form (as French la "the'' versus là "there''), or pitch. any similar mark. [Pros.] 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. Cf. tone (def. 7). 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.Cf. tone (def. 5). 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. [Math.] a symbol used to distinguish similar quantities that differ in value, as in b′, b ʺ, b‴ (called b prime, b second or b double prime, b third or b triple prime, respectively). a symbol used to indicate a particular unit of measure, as feet (′) or inches (ʺ), minutes (′) or seconds (ʺ). a symbol used to indicate the order of a derivative of a function in calculus, as f′ (called f prime) 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. v.t. to pronounce with prominence (a syllable within a word or a word within a phrase):to accent the first syllable of "into''; to accent the first word of "White House.'' to mark with a written accent or accents. to give emphasis or prominence to; accentuate. Latin accentus speaking tone, equivalent. to ac- ac- + -centus, combining form of cantus song (see canto); translation of Greek prosōidía prosody 1520–30 ac′cent•less, adj. ac•cen•tu•a•ble (ak sen′cho̅o̅ ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: accent n /ˈæksənt/ the characteristic mode of pronunciation of a person or group, esp one that betrays social or geographical origin the relative prominence of a spoken or sung syllable, esp with regard to stress or pitch a mark (such as ˈ , ˌ , ´ or `) used in writing to indicate the stress or prominence of a syllable. Such a mark may also be used to indicate that a written syllable is to be pronounced, esp when such pronunciation is not usual, as in turnèd any of various marks or symbols conventionally used in writing certain languages to indicate the quality of a vowel, or for some other purpose, such as differentiation of homographs See circumflex rhythmic stress in verse or prose stress placed on certain notes in a piece of music, indicated by a symbol printed over the note concerned the rhythmic pulse of a piece or passage, usually represented as the stress on the first beat of each bar a distinctive characteristic of anything, such as taste, pattern, style, etc particular attention or emphasis: an accent on learning a strongly contrasting detail vb /ækˈsɛnt/(transitive) to mark with an accent in writing, speech, music, etc to lay particular emphasis or stress on Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin accentus, from ad- to + cantus chant, song. The Latin is a rendering of Greek prosōidia a song sung to music, the tone of a syllable
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