emphasis 音标拼音: ['ɛmfəsəs] ['ɛmfəsɪs]
n . 强调,加强,重要,强语气
强调,加强,重要,强语气
emphasis 增强
emphasis 增强
emphasis n 1 :
special importance or significance ; "
the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis "; "
the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents " [
synonym :
{
emphasis }, {
accent }]
2 :
intensity or forcefulness of expression ; "
the vehemence of his denial "; "
his emphasis on civil rights " [
synonym :
{
vehemence }, {
emphasis }]
3 :
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e .
g .
4 :
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (
especially with regard to stress or pitch ); "
he put the stress on the wrong syllable " [
synonym : {
stress }, {
emphasis },
{
accent }]
emphasis \
em "
pha *
sis \ ([
e ^]
m "
f [.
a ]*
s [
i ^]
s ),
n .;
pl . {
Emphases }
([
e ^]
m "
f [.
a ]*
s [=
e ]
z ). [
L .,
fr .
Gr . '
e `
mfasis significance ,
force of expression ,
fr . '
emfai `
nein to show in ,
indicate ;
'
en in fai `
nein to show .
See {
In },
and {
Phase }.]
1 . (
Rhet .)
A particular stress of utterance ,
or force of voice ,
given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience .
[
1913 Webster ]
The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent ,
that the customary seat of the latter is changed ,
when the claims of emphasis require it .
--
E .
Porter .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought ;
vivid representation ,
enforcing assent ;
as ,
to dwell on a subject with great emphasis .
[
1913 Webster ]
External objects stand before us . . .
in all the life and emphasis of extension ,
figure ,
and color .
--
Sir W .
Hamilton .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
a special attention given to ,
or extra importance attached to ,
something ;
as ,
a guided tour of Egypt with emphasis on the monuments along the Nile .
[
PJC ]
4 .
something to which great importance is attached ;
as ,
the need for increased spending on education was the emphasis of his speech .
[
PJC ]
132 Moby Thesaurus words for "
emphasis ":
Alexandrine ,
accent ,
accentuation ,
amphibrach ,
amphimacer ,
anacrusis ,
anapest ,
antispast ,
arsis ,
attention ,
bacchius ,
beat ,
cadence ,
caesura ,
catalexis ,
chloriamb ,
chloriambus ,
colon ,
concern ,
concernment ,
consequence ,
consequentiality ,
consideration ,
counterpoint ,
cretic ,
dactyl ,
dactylic hexameter ,
diaeresis ,
dimeter ,
dipody ,
dochmiac ,
elegiac ,
elegiac couplet ,
elegiac pentameter ,
epitrite ,
excellence ,
feminine caesura ,
foot ,
force ,
grammatical accent ,
gravity ,
heptameter ,
heptapody ,
heroic couplet ,
hexameter ,
hexapody ,
high order ,
high rank ,
iamb ,
iambic ,
iambic pentameter ,
ictus ,
import ,
importance ,
interest ,
intonation ,
intonation pattern ,
ionic ,
jingle ,
level of stress ,
lilt ,
mark ,
masculine caesura ,
materiality ,
measure ,
merit ,
meter ,
metrical accent ,
metrical foot ,
metrical group ,
metrical unit ,
metrics ,
metron ,
molossus ,
moment ,
mora ,
movement ,
note ,
numbers ,
paeon ,
paralipsis ,
paramountcy ,
pentameter ,
pentapody ,
period ,
pitch accent ,
precedence ,
preeminence ,
primacy ,
primary stress ,
priority ,
proceleusmatic ,
prominence ,
prosodics ,
prosody ,
pyrrhic ,
quantity ,
rhetorical accent ,
rhythm ,
rhythmic pattern ,
rhythmical accent ,
rhythmical stress ,
secondary stress ,
self -
importance ,
significance ,
spondee ,
sprung rhythm ,
stress ,
stress accent ,
stress arsis ,
stress pattern ,
superiority ,
supremacy ,
swing ,
syzygy ,
tertiary stress ,
tetrameter ,
tetrapody ,
tetraseme ,
thesis ,
tone accent ,
tribrach ,
trimeter ,
tripody ,
triseme ,
trochee ,
underlining ,
underscoring ,
value ,
weak stress ,
weight ,
worth
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EMPHASIS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of EMPHASIS is force or intensity of expression that gives impressiveness or importance to something How to use emphasis in a sentence force or intensity of expression that gives impressiveness or importance to something… See the full definition Games; Word of the Day; Grammar; Wordplay; Slang; Rhymes; Word Finder
EMPHASIS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary EMPHASIS definition: 1 the particular importance or attention that is given to something: 2 the extra force that is… Learn more
EMPHASIS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 5 meanings: 1 special importance or significance 2 an object, idea, etc, that is given special importance or significance 3 Click for more definitions
EMPHASIS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Emphasis definition: special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything See examples of EMPHASIS used in a sentence
Emphasis - definition of emphasis by The Free Dictionary Define emphasis emphasis synonyms, emphasis pronunciation, emphasis translation, English dictionary definition of emphasis n pl em·pha·ses 1 Special forcefulness of expression that gives importance to something singled out; stress: a lecture on housekeeping with emphasis on
Emphasis - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com While the emphasis, or main focus, for walking a dog might be on "answering the call of nature," the emphasis for the dog might be on chasing squirrels
EMPHASIS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary EMPHASIS meaning: 1 the particular importance or attention that is given to something: 2 the extra force that is… Learn more
EMPHASIS - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary Emphasis is special or extra importance that is given to an activity or to a part or aspect of something 2 Emphasis is extra force that you put on a syllable, word, or phrase when you are speaking in order to make it seem more important
EMPHASIS | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary EMPHASIS meaning: 1 particular importance or attention that you give to something: 2 the extra force that you give… Learn more
emphasis noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . emphasis on upon doing something The emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language There is too much emphasis on reducing costs with an emphasis on something We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice There has been a shift of emphasis from manufacturing to service industries The course has a vocational