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单词 emphases
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emphases in British English

(ˈɛmfəsiːz)
plural noun
emphasis
 

emphasis in British English

(ˈɛmfəsɪs)
nounWord forms: plural -ses (-siːz)
1. 
special importance or significance
2. 
an object, idea, etc, that is given special importance or significance
3. 
stress made to fall on a particular syllable, word, or phrase in speaking
4. 
force or intensity of expression
he spoke with special emphasis on the subject of civil rights
5. 
sharpness or clarity of form or outline
the sunlight gave emphasis to the shape of the mountain
Word origin
C16: via Latin from Greek: meaning, (in rhetoric) significant stress; see emphatic

Examples of 'emphases' in a sentence
emphases

Simos absorbed his emphases with crumplings of brow and gave occasional quiet answers.
Harvey, John COUP D'ETAT
His voice is mesmerising, musical in its emphases and rhythms.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Two major linked emphases indicate the underlying strength and weakness of this book.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The tension between these two emphases in the book is more productive than that.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
One might challenge some emphases or perspectives but, in general, it carries conviction.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And yet the cast is unchanged, as are the emphases and the hierarchy.
The Times Literary Supplement (2016)
Different emphases and, in some cases, radically different commitments.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Look into institutions' reputations, specialisms, social emphases and, crucially, funding options.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What fascinates is how these games will bounce along with shifting emphases.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There were some well-considered emphases nevertheless in the new version.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
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