emphasis
英['emfəsɪs]
美['ɛmfəsɪs]
英英释意
- 1. special importance or significance;
- "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"
- "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"
- 2. intensity or forcefulness of expression;
- "the vehemence of his denial"
- "his emphasis on civil rights"
- 3. special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
- 4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);
- "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"