emphasis
['emp.fə.sɪs] (plural emphases)
noun countable or uncountable
IMPROVER
■the particular importance or attention that you give to something 重视；强调•I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing disease as we do on curing it.我认为我们应该像重视治疗一样重视疾病的预防。 •Schools here put/place/lay great emphasis on written work and grammar.这里的学校特别重视写作和文法。 IMPROVER
■the extra force that you give to a word or part of a word when you are saying it 重读；重音•The emphasis is on the final syllable.重音在最后一个音节上。 •Where do you put the emphasis in the word 'controversy'?这个词的重音在哪个音节上？ |