1. | 口音;腔调;土音a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from |
a northern/Dublin/Indian/Scottish accent 北方╱都柏林╱印度╱苏格兰口音 | |
a strong/broad accent(= one that is very noticeable) 浓重的口音 | |
She spoke English with an accent . 她说英语带有口音。 |
2. | 重音the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it |
In ‘today’ the accent is on the second syllable. today 一词的重音在第二音节。 |
3. | 读音符号(标在字母上)a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way |
Canapé has an accent on the ‘e’. canapé 在 e 上面有尖音符号。 |
4. | [sing] 着重点;强调a special importance that is given to sth |
In all our products the accent is on quality. 我们的全部产品都强调质量。 |