accent

noun

1. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

Synonym: accent mark

2. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

e.g. he put the stress on the wrong syllable

Synonym: stressemphasis

3. distinctive manner of oral expression

e.g. he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
she had a very clear speech pattern

Synonym: speech pattern

4. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

e.g. the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English
he has a strong German accent
it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy

Synonym: dialectidiom

5. special importance or significance

e.g. the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis
the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents

Synonym: emphasis

verb

1. put stress on
utter with an accent

e.g. In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word

Synonym: stressaccentuate

2. to stress, single out as important

e.g. Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet

Synonym: stressemphasizeemphasisepunctuateaccentuate

1. 腔调;口音;土音
Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.

accent的解释

e.g. He had developed a slight American accent.
他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。

2. （某些语言中标在字母上方的）变音符号
An accent is a short line or other mark which is written above certain letters in some languages and which indicates the way those letters are pronounced.

3. 重点;强调;关注
If you put the accent on a particular feature of something, you emphasize it or give it special importance.

accent的反义词

e.g. He is putting the accent on military readiness...
他强调要保持备战状态。
e.g. There is often a strong accent on material success.
经常大力强调物质成就。

1. accent在线翻译

1. 雅坤：以现在大家耳熟能详的千里马轿车为例,千里马原来现代的雅坤(ACCENT)车型,由于现代把起亚兼并了,它作为老大哥就把这款产品对它小弟进行适度支持也很正常,雅坤进来之后打上起亚的品牌,并没有打上现代的品牌,而在美国、欧洲卖都是用现代的品牌,

2. 重音符号：这个参数指定意大利字体的斜率,这个数值在给拉丁字幕标注重音符号(accent)的时候会变得很有用,因为这样就能够直接根据斜率计算重音符号的位置. 对于中文字体一没有意大利体之说,二没有重音符号之说,所以显然为0.