- 1
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.countableuncountable
- He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
- 2
Special attention or prominence given to something.countableuncountable
- Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
- Put emphasis on the advantages rather than the drawbacks.
- 3
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.countableuncountable
- He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
- 4
The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.countableuncountable
- 5
The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.countableuncountable
emphasis
'emfәsis8 senses · 7 ms
Level A2CET-4CET-6考研TOEFLOxford 3000