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accent

[dɪˈseptɪv]  

[dɪˈsɛptɪv]    

 [ˈæksent]    [ˈækˌsɛnt] 

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n.  重音;  口音;  腔调;  重音符号(标在字母上);

词根:ac加强,一再+cent唱→着重唱→重音

词根

词根cent

1. =hundred,表示"百,百分之一";  2. =sing/song,表示"唱,歌"

形近词

 

 

century

 [ˈsentʃəri]  

[ˈsɛntʃəri] 

n.  百年,一世纪; 百个; (板球)一百分; <>百元钞票;

词根:cent百,百分之一+ury→n.世纪,[一]百年

percent

[pə: sent]  

[pɚ sɛnt] 

n.  百分数;  百分之…;  〈口〉百分率;

词根:per每+cent百,百分之一→每一百→百分之

percentage 

[pəˈsentɪdʒ]  

[pərˈsentɪdʒ] 

n.  百分比,百分率;  比例,部分;  []百分法;  []手续费;

词根:percent[n.百分之……]+age状态→n.百分率

incentive

[ɪnˈsentɪv]  

[ɪnˈsɛntɪv] 

n.  动机; 刺激; 诱因; 鼓励;

adj.  刺激性的; 鼓励性质的;

词根:in进入+cent唱+ive→把[力量]唱进去→激励



 
accent
英 [ˈæksent]   美 [ˈækˌsɛnt] 
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n.  重音; 口音; 腔调; 重音符号(标在字母上);
词根:ac加强,一再+cent唱→着重唱→重音
① (N-COUNT) 腔调;口音;土音 
Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
● He had developed a slightAmerican accent. 
他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
② (N-COUNT) (某些语言中标在字母上方的)变音符号 
An accent is a shortline or other mark which is written above certain letters in some languages andwhich indicates the way those letters are pronounced.
③ (N-SING) 重点;强调;关注 
If you put the accenton a particular feature of something, you emphasize it or give it special importance.
● He is putting theaccent on military readiness... 
他强调要保持备战状态。
● There is often a strong accent on material success. 
经常大力强调物质成就。
 
形近词:
1、century
英 [ˈsentʃəri]   美 [ˈsɛntʃəri] 
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n.  百年,一世纪; 百个; (板球)一百分; <美>百元钞票;
词根:cent百,百分之一+ury→n.世纪,[一]百年
① (N-COUNT) 世纪 
A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19thcentury was the period from 1801 to 1900.
● ...celebrated figuresof the late eighteenth century. 
18世纪晚期的名人
② (N-COUNT) 一百年 
A century is any period of a hundred years.
● The drought there isthe worst in a century. 
这是一百年来最严重的旱灾。
③ (N-COUNT) (板球中一名击球手获得的)一百分,一百多分 
In cricket, a centuryis a score of one hundred runs or more by one batsman
 
2、percent
英 [pə: sent]   美 [pɚ sɛnt] 
n.  百分数; 百分之…; 〈口〉百分率;
词根:per每+cent百,百分之一→每一百→百分之
① (N-COUNT) 百分之… 
You use per cent totalk about amounts. For example, if an amount is 10 per cent (10%) of a largeramount, it is equal to 10 hundredths of the larger amount.
● 20 to 40 per cent ofthe voters are undecided... 
20%到40%的选民还犹豫不决。
 
3、percentage 
英[pəˈsentɪdʒ]   美[pərˈsentɪdʒ] 
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n.  百分比,百分率;比例,部分;[数]百分法;[商]手续费;
词根:percent[n.百分之……]+age状态→n.百分率
①(N-COUNT) 百分比;百分率
A percentage is a fraction of an amount expressed as a particular number of hundredths of that amount.
●Only a few vegetable-origin foods have such a high percentage of protein. 
只有几种蔬菜食品有如此高的蛋白质含量。
 
4、incentive
英[ɪnˈsentɪv]   美[ɪnˈsɛntɪv] 
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n.  动机;刺激;诱因;鼓励;
adj.  刺激性的;鼓励性质的;
词根:in进入+cent唱+ive→把[力量]唱进去→激励
① (N-VAR) 刺激;激励;奖励 
If something is an incentive to dosomething, it encourages you to do it.
● There is little or no incentive to adoptsuch measures... 
几乎没有什么激励政策来促使人们采取这些措施。
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