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I.ac‧cent¹ /ˈæksənt $ ˈæksent/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin accentus, from ad- 'to' + cantus 'song']
1. the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from ⇨ dialect:
He had a strong Irish accent
2. the accent is on something if the accent is on a particular quality, feeling etc, special importance is given to it:
accommodation with the accent on comfort
3. the part of a word that you should emphasize when you say it SYN stress
accent on
In the word ‘dinner’ the accent is on the first syllable.
4. a written mark used above or below particular letters in some languages to show how to pronounce that letter
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ have an accent The man had a Spanish accent.
▪ speak with an accent She spoke with an accent that I couldn’t understand.
▪ pick up an accent During his stay in England, he had picked up an English accent.
▪ lose your accent (=no longer speak with an accent) After five years in Europe, Ricky had lost his American accent.
▪ put on an accent (=deliberately speak with a different accent from your usual one) When mum’s on the phone, she puts on a funny accent.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + accent
▪ a strong/broad/thick/pronounced accent (=very noticeable) She spoke with a strong Scottish accent. | a broad Australian accent
▪ a slight/faint accent He has a very slight accent.
▪ a French/American etc accent I noticed that he had a Spanish accent.
▪ a New York/London etc accent The woman had a Chicago accent.
▪ a foreign accent I got a call from a man with a foreign accent.
▪ a southern/northern accent He spoke with a lovely soft southern accent.
▪ a regional accent (=from a particular area of a country) If you have a regional accent, don’t try to hide it.
▪ an upper-class/middle-class/working-class accent Sebastian spoke with an upper-class accent.
▪ a posh/plummy accent British English informal (=an upper-class accent) a tall man with a posh accent
nouns
▪ a hint/trace of an accent I could detect the hint of a German accent in her voice.
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THESAURUS
different kinds of language
▪ dialect a form of a language that is spoken in one area of a country, with different words, grammar, or pronunciation from other areas: Cantonese is only one of many Chinese dialects. | the local dialect
▪ accent the way that someone pronounces words, because of where they were born or live, or their social class: Karen has a strong New Jersey accent. | an upper class accent
▪ slang very informal spoken language, used especially by people who belong to a particular group, for example young people or criminals: Teenage slang changes all the time. | ‘Dosh’ is slang for ‘money’.
▪ terminology formal the technical words or expressions that are used in a particular subject: musical terminology | Patients are often unfamiliar with medical terminology.
▪ jargon especially disapproving words and phrases used in a particular profession or subject and which are difficult for other people to understand: The instructions were written in complicated technical jargon. | ‘Outsourcing’ is business jargon for sending work to people outside a company to do. | The letter was full of legal jargon.
II.ac‧cent² /əkˈsent $ ˈæksent/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1. to make something more noticeable so that people will pay attention to it SYN highlight:
Use make-up to accent your cheekbones and eyes.
2. technical to emphasize a part of a word in speech

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◎	['æksənt]
※	danh từ
	■	trọng âm
	■	dấu trọng âm
		☆	acute accent
			dấu sắc
		☆	circumflex accent
			dấu mũ
		☆	grave accent
			dấu huyền
	■	giọng
		☆	to speak English with a French accent
			nói tiếng Anh với giọng Pháp
		☆	to speak in a plaintive accent
			nói giọng than van
	■	(số nhiều) lời nói, lời lẽ
		☆	he found every moving accent to persuade his audience
			anh tìm những lời lẽ thật cảm động để thuyết phục thính giả
	■	(âm nhạc) nhấn; dấu nhấn
	■	(nghĩa bóng) sự phân biệt rõ rệt
※	ngoại động từ
◎	[æk'sent]
	■	đọc có trọng âm, nói có trọng âm, đọc nhấn mạnh
	■	đánh dấu trọng âm
	■	nhấn mạnh, nêu bật