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单词 emphatic
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emphatic


em·phat·ic

E0116600 (ĕm-făt′ĭk)adj.1. Expressed or performed with emphasis: responded with an emphatic "no."2. Forceful and definite in expression or action.3. Standing out in a striking and clearly defined way.4. Linguistics Pharyngealized, velarized, or ejective. Used of consonants in Semitic languages.
[Medieval Latin emphaticus, from Greek emphatikos, from emphainein, to exhibit, display; see emphasis.]
em·phat′i·cal·ly adv.

emphatic

(ɪmˈfætɪk) adj1. Also: emphatical expressed, spoken, or done with emphasis2. forceful and positive; definite; direct: an emphatic personality. 3. sharp or clear in form, contour, or outline4. important or significant; stressed: the emphatic points in an argument. 5. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics denoting certain dental consonants of Arabic that are pronounced with accompanying pharyngeal constrictionn (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics an emphatic consonant, as used in Arabic[C18: from Greek emphatikos expressive, forceful, from emphainein to exhibit, display, from phainein to show]

em•phat•ic

(ɛmˈfæt ɪk)

adj. 1. uttered with emphasis; strongly expressive. 2. using emphasis in speech or action. 3. forceful; insistent. 4. clearly or boldly outlined. 5. of or pertaining to a word or form used to add emphasis, as the stressed auxiliary do in affirmative statements, as in I do like it. [1700–10; < Greek emphatikós indicative, forceful, derivative of emphaínein; see emphasis, -tic] em•phat′i•cal•ly, adv.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.emphatic - spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word"emphasised, emphasizedaccented, stressed - bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"
2.emphatic - sudden and strongemphatic - sudden and strong; "an emphatic no"exclamatoryforceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
3.emphatic - forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"forcefulassertive, self-asserting, self-assertive - aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

emphatic

adjective1. forceful, decided, certain, direct, earnest, positive, absolute, distinct, definite, vigorous, energetic, unmistakable, insistent, unequivocal, vehement, forcible, categorical His response was immediate and emphatic.
forceful weak, uncertain, tame, unsure, tentative, hesitant, undecided, equivocal
2. significant, marked, strong, striking, powerful, telling, storming (informal), impressive, pronounced, decisive, resounding, momentous, conclusive Yesterday's emphatic victory was their fifth in succession.
significant commonplace, insignificant, unremarkable

emphatic

adjective1. Expressed or performed with emphasis:forceful, resounding.2. Bold and definite in character:assertive, forceful, insistent.
Translations
强调的

emphasis

(ˈemfəsis) nounplural 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.
EncyclopediaSeeEmphatic Consonant

emphatic


Related to emphatic: empathy
  • adj

Synonyms for emphatic

adj forceful

Synonyms

  • forceful
  • decided
  • certain
  • direct
  • earnest
  • positive
  • absolute
  • distinct
  • definite
  • vigorous
  • energetic
  • unmistakable
  • insistent
  • unequivocal
  • vehement
  • forcible
  • categorical

Antonyms

  • weak
  • uncertain
  • tame
  • unsure
  • tentative
  • hesitant
  • undecided
  • equivocal

adj significant

Synonyms

  • significant
  • marked
  • strong
  • striking
  • powerful
  • telling
  • storming
  • impressive
  • pronounced
  • decisive
  • resounding
  • momentous
  • conclusive

Antonyms

  • commonplace
  • insignificant
  • unremarkable

Synonyms for emphatic

adj expressed or performed with emphasis

Synonyms

  • forceful
  • resounding

adj bold and definite in character

Synonyms

  • assertive
  • forceful
  • insistent

Synonyms for emphatic

adj spoken with emphasis

Synonyms

  • emphasised
  • emphasized

Related Words

  • accented
  • stressed

adj sudden and strong

Synonyms

  • exclamatory

Related Words

  • forceful

adj forceful and definite in expression or action

Synonyms

  • forceful

Related Words

  • assertive
  • self-asserting
  • self-assertive
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