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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   accent

   • n.
     a distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, especially one associated with a particular nation, locality, or social class；a distinct emphasis given to a syllable or word in speech by stress or pitch
   • v.
     emphasize (a particular feature)；play (a note, a beat of the bar, etc.) with an accent

   • noun: accent, plural noun: accents

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, especially one associated with a particular nation, locality, or social class a strong German accent she never mastered the French accent 同義詞 pronunciation, intonation, enunciation, elocution, articulation, ... 更多inflection, tone, modulation, cadence, timbre, utterance, manner of speaking, speech pattern, speech, diction, delivery, brogue, burr, drawl, twang, rareorthoepy
   • 2. a distinct emphasis given to a syllable or word in speech by stress or pitch the accent falls on the middle syllable 同義詞 stress, emphasis, accentuation, force, prominence, ... 更多primary stress, secondary stress, beat, rhythm, pulse, technicaltone, ictus
   • ▪ a mark on a letter, typically a vowel, to indicate pitch, stress, or vowel quality a circumflex accent 同義詞 mark, diacritic, diacritical mark, accent mark, sign
   • ▪ an emphasis on a particular note or chord short fortissimo accents
   • 3. a special or particular emphasis the accent is on participation 同義詞 emphasis, stress, priority, importance, prominence
   • ▪ a feature which gives a distinctive visual emphasis to something blue woodwork and accents of red

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. emphasize (a particular feature) fabrics that accent the background colors in the room 同義詞 focus attention on, bring/call/draw attention to, point up, underline, underscore, ... 更多accentuate, highlight, spotlight, foreground, feature, give prominence to, make more prominent, make more noticeable, play up, bring to the fore, heighten, stress, weight, emphasize, put/lay emphasis on反義詞 mask, divert attention from
   • ▪ play (a note, a beat of the bar, etc.) with an accent the quick tempo means there is less scope for accenting offbeat notes