accent

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈak.sənt/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 比喩的用法 複数形 複数形のみ 通常 古語

(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

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The accent on the first syllable turns 'record' into a noun, while the accent on the second syllable makes it a verb.

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意味（1）

(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

In the word careful, the accent is placed on the first syllable.

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意味（2）

(figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.

At this hotel, the accent is on luxury.

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意味（3）

(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent.

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意味（4）

Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.

I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you in a plain accent was a plain knave; which for my part I will not be, though I should win your displeasure to entreat me to 't.

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意味（5）

(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

a foreign accent an American, British or Australian accent

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意味（6）

(linguistics, sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.

I believe I still retain some of my hearing accent when I use American Sign Language.

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意味（7）

A word; a significant tone or sound.

I heard my landlady's accents attuned to nervous civility, mingling with the mellow tones of a deep masculine voice,

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意味（8）

(usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.

Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear, / Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear.

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意味（9）

(prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

意味（10）

(music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

意味（11）

(music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.

意味（12）

(music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.

意味（13）

(music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

意味（14）

(mathematics) A prime symbol.

意味（15）

Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.

accent color

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意味（16）

A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.

意味（17）

(archaic) Utterance.

accents （ plural ）