unstress
/"+/ (ame, mw)
unstress — 名詞
1. A syllable in a word or line of verse that is said with little force, so it soun
弱讀音節
發音或詩行中不重讀的音節
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.
老師把 about 的第一個音節標成弱讀音節。
mark a syllable as an unstress
In this poem, each unstress is followed by a strong beat.
在這首詩裡，每個弱讀音節後面都跟著一個強拍。
pattern: unstress followed by stress
Yuna missed the unstress before the last word in the line.
Yuna 漏念了那一行最後一個字前面的弱讀音節。
The actor gave the final unstress too much force during rehearsal.
演員在排練時把最後那個弱讀音節念得太用力。
Christopher heard one unstress between the two strong syllables.
Christopher 聽出那兩個強音節之間有一個弱讀音節。
- 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.