Word · Frequency #3249
acutes
/əˈkjuːt/
noun
尖音符
acutes is the plural of acute.
A mark (´) placed over a vowel to show how it is pronounced, as in café.
- 1.
An acute accent ( ́).
尖音符( ́)
- 2.
a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
置于元音上方表示读音的符号(')
尖音符( ́);置于元音上方表示读音的符号(')
In use
In French, the acute is often used on the letter 'é'.
The word 'café' has an acute over the 'e'.
She learned to type acutes and graves on her keyboard.
Connections
Collocations
- acute accent
- 尖音符
- In French, the letter 'é' is written with an acute accent.在法语中,字母'é'用尖音符书写。
- acute mark
- 尖音符号
- The acute mark indicates a high tone in some languages.尖音符号在某些语言中表示高音调。
- place an acute
- 放置尖音符
- You need to place an acute over the vowel to change its pronunciation.你需要在元音上方放置一个尖音符以改变其发音。
- vowel with an acute
- 带尖音符的元音
- The vowel with an acute is pronounced differently from the plain vowel.带尖音符的元音与普通元音发音不同。
- acute symbol
- 尖音符符号
- The acute symbol is used in many languages as a diacritic.尖音符符号在许多语言中用作附加符号。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母a头上戴了一顶小尖帽,这个尖帽子就是acute符号,表示重音。
Context & Register
通常用于语音学或词典标注,属于专业术语,语域中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending sound /uːt/, which rhymes with the second syllable of 'acute'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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