accent是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words -- 口音，腔调；土音

  • He's got a strong southern/Boston accent. 他说话带有很重的南方／波士顿口音。

  • She's French but she speaks with an impeccable English accent. 她是法国人，但说话却是地道的英国腔。

  • He speaks with a broad/heavy/strong/thick Yorkshire accent. 他说话带有很重的约克郡口音。

  • I thought I could detect a slight Canadian accent. 我想我可以听得出来一点轻微的加拿大口音。

• 1 a mark written or printed over a letter to show you how to pronounce it -- （标在字母上的）发音符号

  • a grave accent 沉音符

  • There's an acute accent on the e of "café". café 这个词中字母 e 上面有个尖音符号。

• 2 a special emphasis given to a particular syllable in a word, word in a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes -- 重音

  • The accent falls on the final syllable. 重音在最后一个音节上。

  • This season the accent is definitely on long, flowing, romantic clothes. 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。

• 3 to emphasize something -- 强调；着重；突出

  • In any advertising campaign, you must accent the areas where your product is better than the competition. 在广告宣传中，必须突出你的产品优于竞争对手的方面。

  • specialized Accent the first note of every bar. 突出每一小节的第一个音符。