Accentuate
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GRE 蓝宝
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[编辑] 解释
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- v. 着重;强调
- ［英］ v. 着重 ( to pronounce with an accent or stress) ; 强调 ( to emphasize)
- ［记］ ac+cent=cant ( 唱, 说) +uate -> 不断说 -> 强调
- ［同］ 同根词: accent ( 重音) , cantata ( 清唱剧)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb (-ated; -ating)
- Etymology: Medieval Latin accentuatus, past participle of accentuare, from Latin accentus
- Date: circa 1731
- accent, emphasize; also intensify accentuates the feeling of despair
- • accentuation noun
