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em·pha·sis E0116400 (ĕm′fə-sĭs)n. pl. em·pha·ses (-sēz′) 1. Special forcefulness of expression that gives importance to something singled out; stress: a lecture on housekeeping with emphasis on neatness; paused for emphasis, then announced the winner's name.2. Special attention or effort directed toward something: a small-town newspaper's emphasis on local affairs.3. Prominence given to a syllable, word, or words, as by raising the voice or printing in italic type. [Latin, from Greek, from emphainein, to exhibit, display : en-, in; see en-2 + phainein, to show; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: emphasis, accent, stress These nouns mean special weight placed on something considered important: an education with an emphasis on science; will study music with an accent on jazz; laid heavy stress on law and order.emphasis (ˈɛmfəsɪs) n, pl -ses (-siːz) 1. special importance or significance2. an object, idea, etc, that is given special importance or significance3. (Rhetoric) stress made to fall on a particular syllable, word, or phrase in speaking4. 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. [C16: via Latin from Greek: meaning, (in rhetoric) significant stress; see emphatic]em•pha•sis (ˈɛm fə sɪs) n., pl. -ses (-ˌsiz) 1. special stress or importance attached to something. 2. something that is given special stress or importance. 3. stress laid on particular words, by means of position, repetition, or other indication. [1565–75; < Latin < Greek émphasis significance, emphasis, derivative (with -sis -sis) of emphaínein to display, indicate =em- em-2 + phaínein to show, reveal] emphasisParticular intensity or force placed on a word, part of a word, clause, or sentence to underline its importance.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | emphasis - special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"accentgrandness, importance - a prominent status; "a person of importance"stress, focus - special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" | | 2. | emphasis - intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"vehemenceintensiveness, intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intenseoveremphasis - too much emphasis | | 3. | emphasis - special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.topicalization - (linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English; "`Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization"rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) | | 4. | emphasis - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"stress, accentprosody, inflection - the patterns of stress and intonation in a languageaccentuation - the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterancepitch accent, tonic accent - emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudnessword accent, word stress - the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic wordsentence stress - the distribution of stresses within a sentence |
emphasisnoun1. importance, attention, weight, significance, stress, strength, priority, moment, intensity, insistence, prominence, underscoring, pre-eminence Too much emphasis is placed on research.2. stress, accent, accentuation, force, weight The emphasis is on the first syllable of the word.emphasisnounSpecial weight placed upon something considered important:accent, accentuation, stress.Translationsemphasis (ˈemfəsis) noun – plural ˈemphases (-siːz) – 1. stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable. In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis. 加重語氣 加重语气2. force; firmness. `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis. 強調 强调3. importance given to something. He placed great emphasis on this point. 重要性 重要性ˈemphasize, ˈemphasise verb to lay or put emphasis on. You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard. 強調 强调emˈphatic (-ˈfӕ-) adjective (negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite. an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time. 強調的,斷然的 强调的emˈphatically adverb 強調地,斷然地 强调地 to emphasize (not emphasize on) a point. emphasis
lay emphasis on (something)To put particular emphasis on some topic, issue, or aspect. Our school is aiming to lay emphasis on individual styles of learning, rather than focusing on standardized tests and curriculum. Bring up the difficulties the project has faced, but make sure you lay emphasis on all the success you've had.See also: emphasis, lay, onlay emphasis on something and lay stress on somethingto place emphasis on something; to emphasize something. When you present this explanation, lay emphasis on the matter of personal responsibility. I'm afraid I laid too much stress on the notion of good attendance. If you are really sick, stay home!See also: emphasis, lay, onEmphasis
EmphasisA special importance or significance placed upon or imparted to an element or form by means of contrast or counterpoint; a sharpness or vividness of outline.Emphasis the marking, or singling out, of individual elements and shades of meaning of an utterance. Emphasis can be achieved by various means. It is expressed primarily through emphatic stress, lengthening, and rising or falling intonation. For example, in the sentence la dúmaiu, chto on pridet (“I think that he will come”), the speaker’s certainty can be underscored by lowering the pitch on the word dumaiu (“think”); uncertainty can be conveyed by raising the pitch. Emphasis is often accompanied by a logical stress pattern, in which there is a rising pitch and a lengthening of the stressed vowel, as in Kto chital étu knigu? (“Who read this book?”). Emphasis can also be expressed by a number of lexical-syntactic means: (1) The use of special emphatic auxiliary words—for example, la zhe vam govoril (“I did tell you”) and, in English, “I did see him.” This usage is sometimes referred to as the emphatic mood. (2) A departure from neutral word order (seeINVERSION). For example, compare la chital etu knigu (“I read this book”) with Knigu etu ai chital (“This book I read”). (3) The use of a special emphatic construction in which the rheme is stressed—for example, in French, C’est jean qui l’a fait (“John did it”). In Aramaic there is a special emphatic construction formed by a noun and a postpositive article, as opposed to the usual construction consisting of an article followed by a noun. (4) The use of anaphora and repetition—for example, khodil-khodil (“[he] walked and walked”) and den’-denskoi (“all day long”). An emphatic effect in a formal, elevated style can be obtained through the use of the plural of mass nouns, as with sneg (“snow”) in Pod nim Kazbek, kak gran’ almaza,/Snegami vechnymi siial (“Under him Kazbek, like the facet of a diamond/Shines with eternal snows,” M. Iu. Lermontov). REFERENCESBally, C. Frantsuzskaia stilistika. Moscow, 1961. (Translated from French.) Bloomfield, L. Iazyk. Moscow, 1968. (Translated from English.)V. A. VINOGRADOV EMPHASIS
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EMPHASIS➣Early Modern Philosophy and the Scientific Imagination Seminar (University of London; UK) |
emphasis Related to emphasis: emphysema, emphasize, emphasiseSynonyms for emphasisnoun importanceSynonyms- importance
- attention
- weight
- significance
- stress
- strength
- priority
- moment
- intensity
- insistence
- prominence
- underscoring
- pre-eminence
noun stressSynonyms- stress
- accent
- accentuation
- force
- weight
Synonyms for emphasisnoun special weight placed upon something considered importantSynonymsSynonyms for emphasisnoun special importance or significanceSynonymsRelated Words- grandness
- importance
- stress
- focus
noun intensity or forcefulness of expressionSynonymsRelated Words- intensiveness
- intensity
- overemphasis
noun special and significant stress by means of position or repetition eRelated Words- topicalization
- rhetorical device
noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)SynonymsRelated Words- prosody
- inflection
- accentuation
- pitch accent
- tonic accent
- word accent
- word stress
- sentence stress
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