accent: [14] Accent was originally a loantranslation from Greek into Latin (a loantranslation is when each constituent of a compound in one language is translated into its equivalent in another, and then reassembled into a new compound). Greek prosōidíā (whence English prosody) was formed from pros ‘to’ and ōidé ‘song’ (whence English ode); these elements were translated into Latin ad ‘to’ and cantus ‘song’ (whence English chant, cant, cantata, canticle), giving accentus.
The notion underlying this combination of ‘to’ and ‘song’ was of a song added to speech – that is, the intonation of spoken language. The sense of a particular mode of pronunciation did not arise in English until the 16th century. => cant, cantata, canticle, chant
accent (n.)
late 14c., "particular mode of pronunciation," from Middle French accent, from Old French acent (13c.), from Latin accentus "song added to speech," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + cantus "a singing," past participle of canere "to sing" (see chant (v.)). Loan-translation of Greek prosoidia, from pros- "to" + oide "song," which apparently described the pitch scheme in Greek verse. The decorating sense of "something that emphasizes or highlights" is from 1972.
accent (v.)
"to pronounce with accent or stress," 1520s, from Middle French accenter, from Old French acenter, from acent (see accent (n.)). Related: Accented; accenting.
例文
1. Accentuate the word " accent "on the first sylable.
は、" accent "という語の最初の音節にアクセント記号を付ける。
2.There is often a strong accent on material success.
は常に物質的業績を強く強調している。
3.Her Irish accent 、after thirty-odd years in London、is undiluted.
彼女は30年以上ロンドンにいたが、アイルランドなまりはまだ濃い。
4.Brand 's keen ear caught the trace of an accent .
ブラントの鋭い耳はなまりを聞き出した。
5.Joe had a low，guttural voice with a mid-Wester accent .