accented

accented — 形容詞

1. (of a person's speech) carrying clear traces of a foreign or regional way of pro

1.形容詞B2
釋義

有口音的

說話帶有外國或地方腔調的

(of a person's speech) carrying clear traces of a foreign or regional way of pronouncing words, so listeners can tell where the speaker is from.

例句

Maria's heavily accented English made the customers in the bakery smile.

瑪麗亞那帶有濃厚口音的英文，讓麵包店裡的客人都笑了。

heavily accented + [language]

The professor spoke softly accented French throughout the lecture in Lyon.

教授整堂課在里昂用帶點口音的法文輕聲講解。

[adverb] + accented + [language]

同義詞
  • broken

    stronger; suggests grammar errors plus accent, often less fluent

  • foreign-sounding

    more descriptive phrase, less formal than 'accented'

  • thick

    informal; often paired with 'accent' rather than with the speech itself

反義詞
  • unaccented

    speaking with no detectable foreign or regional pronunciation

  • native-sounding

    phrase, suggests speech indistinguishable from a native speaker

文法句型

heavily/strongly accented

[adverb] + accented + [language/speech]

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by an adverb of degree (heavily, strongly, lightly, softly, slightly) plus the name of a language or region. Rarely used on its own without that adverb modifier.

常見錯誤

❌He speaks an accented.
✅He speaks accented English.
💡'accented' is an adjective and needs a noun (a language or speech) after it.
❌Her English is very accent.
✅Her English is heavily accented.
💡use the adjective form 'accented', not the noun 'accent', after 'be'.

2. (of a syllable, beat, or note) said or played with extra force so that it stands

2.形容詞C1
釋義

重音的；強拍

發音或演奏時加重的音節或拍子

(of a syllable, beat, or note) said or played with extra force so that it stands out from the syllables, beats, or notes around it.

例句

In the word 'banana', the middle syllable is the accented one.

在 banana 這個單字中，中間那個音節就是重音節。

the accented syllable in [word]

The piano teacher told Mei to play the accented notes a little louder.

鋼琴老師要小美把有重音記號的音彈得稍微大聲一點。

accented notes + verb of playing

同義詞
  • stressed

    the most common everyday term for syllables in linguistics

  • emphasized

    broader; works for ideas as well as sounds

反義詞
  • unstressed

    the standard linguistic opposite for syllables

文法句型

the accented syllable

an accented note/beat

用法筆記

Typically appears before a noun like 'syllable', 'beat', or 'note'. Distinguish from sense 1 (which describes a person's speech as a whole) and sense 3 (which describes written marks on letters).

常見錯誤

❌This note is accent louder.
✅This is the accented note, so play it louder.
💡use 'accented' as a modifier before the noun, not after a copula with another adjective.

3. (of a letter or vowel on the page) carrying a small written sign above or below

3.形容詞C1
釋義

帶重音符號的

字母上方或下方標有變音符號的

(of a letter or vowel on the page) carrying a small written sign above or below it, such as é, à, or ñ, that tells the reader how to say it.

例句

French uses several accented letters, including é, è, and ê on the vowel e.

法文使用好幾個帶重音符號的字母，包括 e 上面的 é、è 和 ê。

accented letters + examples

Hugo's keyboard could not type the accented n in his sister's name, Niña.

雨果的鍵盤打不出他妹妹名字 Niña 裡那個帶符號的 n。

accented + [specific letter]

同義詞
  • diacritical

    more technical; used in linguistics and typography

  • marked

    very general; only clear from context that the marks are accents

反義詞
  • unaccented

    a letter written without any diacritic mark

  • plain

    informal; describes letters with no extra symbols

文法句型

accented + [letter/character]

accented vowel/letter

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about visible marks on paper or screen, while sense 2 is about how a syllable or note sounds when spoken or played. Often used when discussing typing, fonts, or learning a foreign script.

常見錯誤

❌Type an accented on the e.
✅Type an accented e.
💡'accented' must modify a letter or character; it cannot stand alone as a noun.