accent/'æksənt $ -sent/

n.

➊ a way of pronouncing words that shows which area, country, etc. a person comes from

➋ greater stress or force given to a syllable or word when you say it

n. [C]

➊ 口音，音调：an American accent 美音

◇a British accent 英音

◇[with a ... accent] He speaks Chinese with a strong/slight northern accent. 他说汉语有很重的/微带北方口音。

➋ 重音：[accent on sth] In the word “before”, the accent is on the second syllable. 单词before的重音落在第二个音节上。

构词ac (= ad-)+ cent (= sing)

音组-cent/-sənt/

recent; accent