| 释义 |
stressable, a. Linguistics.|ˈstrɛsəb(ə)l|
[f. stress v.1 + -able.]
Capable of being stressed. Also stressaˈbility.
1964W. S. Allen in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 6 In verse, as in the language, not every heavy syllable is stressed; it is only stressable. 1964English Studies XLV. 495 He investigates its relation to Latin phonology, which in the realm of accent is characterized by the category of stressability. 1972Language XLVIII. 295 The statement ‘B is stressable’ is to rule out cases like anaphoric noun phrases, which are not stressable. 1977Ibid. LIII. 28 We agree that the stressability of prepositions is to be handled by the rules of the grammar rather than poetry, but we differ substantially on the specific analysis. |