unstress
/"+/ (ame, mw)
unstress — noun
1. A syllable in a word or line of verse that is said with little force, so it soun
A syllable in a word or line of verse that is said with little force, so it sounds weaker than the stressed syllables around it.
The teacher marked the first syllable of 'about' as an unstress.
mark a syllable as an unstress
In this poem, each unstress is followed by a strong beat.
pattern: unstress followed by stress
Yuna missed the unstress before the last word in the line.
The actor gave the final unstress too much force during rehearsal.
Christopher heard one unstress between the two strong syllables.
- unstressed syllable
the fuller and more common phrase outside technical writing
- weak syllable
less technical term that highlights reduced emphasis
- stress
the stronger beat or emphasis in speech or verse
- stressed syllable
the syllable that carries the main emphasis
文法句型
an unstress
mark + noun + as + an unstress
unstress + before/after + noun phrase
用法筆記
Used mainly in linguistics and poetry when people describe stress patterns in words or lines. Outside technical discussion, speakers more often say 'unstressed syllable' instead of using this noun by itself.