accent

名词 accent:

1. distinctive manner of oral expression
   同义词：speech pattern
2. special importance or significance
   同义词：emphasis
3. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
   同义词：dialect, idiom
4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
   同义词：stress, emphasis
5. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
   同义词：accent mark

动词 accent:

1. to stress, single out as important
   同义词：stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accentuate
2. put stress on; utter with an accent
   同义词：stress, accentuate

1. He flattered himself that he spoke French with a perfect accent.
   他自以为他说法语的腔调很完美。
2. His accent betrayed the fact that he was foreign.
   他的口音显露出他是外国人。
3. She spoke with an Irish accent.
   她说话带有爱尔兰口音。
4. His accent proclaimed that he was an American.
   他的口音表明他是一个美国人。
5. The accent in the word "importance" is on the second syllable.
   “importance”一词的重音在第二音节上。
6. He spoke with an American accent.
   他说话带着美国英语口音。
7. In the word `today' the accent is on the second syllable.
   today一字的重音在第二个音节上。