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单词 accent
释义
accent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæk.sənt/us
/ˈæk.sənt/

accentnoun[C](PRONUNCIATION)

B1
the way in whichpeoplein aparticulararea,country, orsocialgrouppronouncewords:
口音，腔调；土音
He's got astrongsouthern/Boston accent.他说话带有很重的南方／波士顿口音。
She'sFrenchbut shespeakswithanimpeccableEnglishaccent.她是法国人，但说话却是地道的英国腔。
Hespeakswith abroad/heavy/strong/thickYorkshireaccent.他说话带有很重的约克郡口音。
IthoughtI coulddetectaslightCanadianaccent.我想我可以听得出来一点轻微的加拿大口音。
More examples
  • Atuniversityheaffectedanupper-classaccent.
  • He tookelocutionlessonstotryto make his accentsoundmoregenteel.
  • A woman with a veryposhaccentphonedfor himearlier.
  • Manycelebritiesdevelopaworkingclassaccent toincreasetheirstreet-credibility.
  • ShespeaksEnglishwithout theslightesttraceof an accent.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ways of speaking
  • accented
  • accentuation
  • articulate
  • bray
  • cacoepy
  • cut glass
  • dialectal
  • drawl
  • elocution
  • enunciate
  • fluent
  • jawbreaker
  • plummy
  • pragmatics
  • pronunciation
  • prosodic
  • prosody
  • signer
  • sociolect
  • toned
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accentnoun[C](MARK)

B2
amarkwritten orprintedover aletterto show you how topronounceit:
（标在字母上的）发音符号
agraveaccent沉音符
There's anacuteaccentonthe e of "café".café 这个词中字母 e 上面有个尖音符号。
More examples
  • There's anacuteaccent on the e in blé, which is theFrenchword forcorn.
  • Payattentionto the accents on the words, because they show you how topronouncethem.
  • Françoise isspelledwith an accent - acedilla- on the 'c'.
  • There is an accent called anumlautin theGermanword 'Gebaüde', whichmeans'building'.
  • They usequitea lot of accents inTurkishwriting, don't they?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Punctuation
  • abbreviated
  • acute
  • apostrophe
  • at sign
  • block capitals
  • caron
  • cedilla
  • comma
  • dash
  • diacritical
  • double prime
  • question mark
  • round brackets
  • semicolon
  • small cap
  • small capitals
  • solidus
  • square brackets
  • stroke
  • unbracketed
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accentnoun[C](EMPHASIS)

language,musicspecialized
aspecialemphasisgiven to aparticularsyllablein a word, word in asentence, ornotein a set ofmusicalnotes:
重音
The accentfallsonthefinalsyllable.重音在最后一个音节上。
the accent is onsomething
greatimportanceis given to aparticularthing orquality:
着重点在于…；注重…；强调…
Thisseasonthe accent isdefinitelyonlong,flowing,romanticclothes.毫无疑问，本季的服装以修长飘逸、充满浪漫情调为主要特点。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ways of speaking
  • accented
  • accentuation
  • articulate
  • bray
  • cacoepy
  • cut glass
  • dialectal
  • drawl
  • elocution
  • enunciate
  • fluent
  • jawbreaker
  • plummy
  • pragmatics
  • pronunciation
  • prosodic
  • prosody
  • signer
  • sociolect
  • toned
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Technical music terms
Stressing & emphasizing

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accented
accent
verb[T]
uk
/ˈæk.sənt/us
/ˈæk.sent/
toemphasizesomething:
强调；着重；突出
In anyadvertisingcampaign, you must accent theareaswhereyourproductisbetterthan thecompetition.在广告宣传中，必须突出你的产品优于竞争对手的方面。
specializedAccent the firstnoteof everybar.突出每一小节的第一个音符。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stressing & emphasizing
  • accentuate
  • accentuation
  • all day longidiom
  • ass
  • believe
  • drive/hammersomethinghomeidiom
  • drop the micidiom
  • exactly
  • insistence
  • intensely
  • like blazesidiom
  • misemphasis
  • overemphasis
  • overemphasize
  • percent
  • ram
  • stress
  • underscore
  • work/laugh/freeze, etc.yourarse offidiom
  • work/laugh/freeze, etc.yourass offidiom
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(Definition ofaccentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

accent| American Dictionary

accent
noun[C]
us
/ˈæk·sent/

accentnoun[C](WAY OF PRONOUNCING)

the way in whichpeoplein aparticularareaorcountrypronouncewords:
Shespokewith aslightsouthernaccent.
An accent is also amarkwritten orprintedover aletterto show how topronounceit.

accentnoun[C](EMPHASIS)

aspecialemphasisgiven to asyllablein a word or to a word in asentence:
In the word "government," the accent is on the firstsyllable.
accent
verb[T]
us
/ˈæk·sent,ækˈsent/

accentverb[T](EMPHASIZE)

to givespecialemphasisto asyllablein a word or to a word in asentence:
InSpanish, you usually accent the next-to-lastsyllable.
(Definition ofaccentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaccent

accent
Thus, the same phonetic features are represented in accents and tones.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They tried to mimic theaccentof those who taught them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Because most nonnative speakers will have a noticeableaccentwith or without instruction, should pronunciation be taught?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Of the 48 participants, 27 showed a largeraccenteffect for unfocussed than for focussed targets and 21 showed the reverse (a nonsignificant difference).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Given thataccentand intelligibility are related but partially independent dimensions, it seems reasonable to explore the nature of the relationship between the two.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This study has highlighted the importance of examining the processing ofaccent-related variability in children with speech difficulties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In other cases, the text/accentrelationship is somewhat more complex.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For the purposes of this article, this task is referred to as anaccentauditory lexical decision task.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, since only pitch is involved, it is clear that the abstractaccentis nothing but 'an indication of pitch'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The comparatively narrowaccentrange of pitch elevations throughout the period of study confirmed these physiological, linguistic, and developmental expectations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Another result has been the increase of multi-voicedness in market discourse - a greater number of accents, dialects, and ethnic minority languages.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Reliability coefficients (standardized alpha) of 0.95 and 0.94 were calculated for theaccentand perceived comprehensibility ratings, respectively.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Can children with speech difficulties process an unfamiliaraccent?
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is suggested that such phonetic responses are related to the younger children's failure to map the unfamiliaraccentonto their own phonological representations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These output-based studies provide some grounds for hypothesizing that there may be age-related differences in children's input processing of unfamiliar accents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithaccent

accent

These are words often used in combination withaccent.

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foreign accent
Factors affecting degree of perceivedforeignaccentin a second language.
From theCambridge English Corpus
gold accents
This image is bolstered by the lobby's distinct modern bubbled lights and metallic gold accents.
From
Wikipedia
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regional accent
Conversely, it loses power and authority with every corporeal encroachment, from aregionalaccentor idiosyncratic "grain" to definitive localization in the image.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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