单词 | emphatical |
释义 | emphatical/ɪmˈfatɪkl/ /ɛmˈfatɪkl/In modern use emphatic is the usual word; emphatical was more common until the 18th cent adjective 1Especially of language: powerfully and forcibly expressive; spoken with force or emphasis. 2Of an action, attribute, argument, etc.: strongly marked; powerful, forceful. 3Of a person: = emphatic. 4Of a word, syllable, etc.: that bears the stress in pronunciation. Also of a word: that has particular importance in a sentence. 5 History of Science. Designating colours that are not inherent in an object, such as those produced by a prism or seen in a rainbow, regarded as being less real than colours seen on the surface of something. OriginMid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From post-classical Latin emphaticus emphatic + -al. |
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