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accentuation

UK //əkˌsen.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən//US //əkˌsen.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən//

词源

源自拉丁语 'accentuatio',意为‘强调’或‘加重’,由 'accentus'(重音)和 '-atio'(动作或状态的后缀)组成。

noun

❶ 强调或突出某事物的行为或结果,通常指通过声音、视觉或其他方式使其更加明显或引人注目。

“The accentuation of certain words in the speech made it more dramatic.”

(演讲中对某些词的强调使其更具戏剧性。)

“The artist used color for the accentuation of the central figure in the painting.”

(艺术家用颜色突出了画作中的中心人物。)

同义词:emphasis, highlighting, intensification

常见短语

accentuation of differences — 强调或突出差异的行为,通常用于描述对比或对立的情况。

“The debate led to an accentuation of differences between the two candidates.”

(辩论突出了两位候选人之间的差异。)