accentuated(动词 accentuate 的过去式/过去分词,也常作形容词)指使……更明显、更突出;强调;加重(差异、特征或效果)。在日常用法中常表示“把某种特征衬托得更显眼”。
/əkˈsɛn.tʃuˌeɪ.tɪd/
The bright lighting accentuated the colors in the painting.
明亮的灯光把画作的色彩衬托得更加鲜明。
His sudden silence accentuated the tension that had been building all evening, making everyone notice the unspoken conflict.
他突然的沉默加剧了整晚逐渐累积的紧张气氛,让所有人都注意到那种难以言明的冲突。
来自拉丁语 accentus(“重音、语调”),由 **ad-**(“向、加强”)+ cantus(“歌唱”)构成,原意与“声音的重音/强调”有关。后来意义扩展到更广泛的“让某事更突出、更显著”。