[X] (na) EN: [particle used at the end of a clause to indicate emphasis, persuasion , sarcasm, disappointment, approval or a question, or to make a command softer] FR: [particule finale d'insistance ou d'impératif atténué : voulez-vous ? ]
[, shite] (prt) (1) (See からして・1,として・1,にして・1,為る・1) by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.); (2) (as 〜をして in modern Japanese) indicates patient of a causative expression; (3) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) acts as a connective; (4) (after an adverb or a particle) adds emphasis; (conj) (5) (See そして) and then [Add to Longdo]
[, ha] (prt) (1) (pronounced わ in modern Japanese) topic marker particle; (2) indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); (3) adds emphasis; (P) [Add to Longdo]
[, yo] (prt) (1) (at sentence end) indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; (2) (after a noun) used when calling out to someone; (3) (in mid-sentence) used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; (int) (4) yo!; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
emphasis \em"pha*sis\ ([e^]m"f[.a]*s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Emphases}
([e^]m"f[.a]*s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'e`mfasis significance,
force of expression, fr. 'emfai`nein to show in, indicate;
'en in + fai`nein to show. See {In}, and {Phase}.]
1. (Rhet.) A particular stress of utterance, or force of
voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words
whose signification the speaker intends to impress
specially upon his audience.
[1913 Webster]
The province of emphasis is so much more important
than accent, that the customary seat of the latter
is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it.
--E. Porter.
[1913 Webster]
2. A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of
thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to
dwell on a subject with great emphasis.
[1913 Webster]
External objects stand before us . . . in all the
life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color.
--Sir W.
Hamilton.
[1913 Webster]
3. a special attention given to, or extra importance attached
to, something; as, a guided tour of Egypt with emphasis on
the monuments along the Nile.
[PJC]
4. something to which great importance is attached; as, the
need for increased spending on education was the emphasis
of his speech.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emphasis
n 1: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the
central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated
in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" [syn:
{emphasis}, {accent}]
2: intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of
his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" [syn:
{vehemence}, {emphasis}]
3: special and significant stress by means of position or
repetition e.g.
4: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note
(especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the
stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: {stress}, {emphasis},
{accent}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
