accentuate
动词 v.
英 /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/|/ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃuˌeɪt/
美 /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/|/ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃuˌeɪt/
英文释义
动词 v.
- To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
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To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
— our danger and insolation only accentuated the incompatibility
- To mark with a written accent.
词汇关系
词源
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-der.
Proto-Italic *kanō
Latin canō
Latin accinō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
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Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq.
Latin accentus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin accentuō
Medieval Latin accentuātusbor.
English accentuate
First attested in 1731; borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuātus, perfect passive participle of accentuō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin accentus. accent + -u- + -ate.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-der.
Proto-Italic *kanō
Latin canō
Latin accinō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
▲
Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq.
Latin accentus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin accentuō
Medieval Latin accentuātusbor.
English accentuate
First attested in 1731; borrowed from Medieval Latin accentuātus, perfect passive participle of accentuō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin accentus. accent + -u- + -ate.
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