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unstressed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Linguistics
un·stressed /ˌʌnˈstrest◂/ AWL adjective  an unstressed word or part of a word is pronounced with less force than other ones 非重读的,轻读的
Examples from the Corpus
unstressedHealth is described by phrases such as being happy, being unstressed and being able to cope.I have reproduced the unstressed results from the last chapter for the purposes of comparison.Three stressed sets of test utterances were included, derived from the corresponding unstressed sets.These words show very clearly the difficulty of the unstressed syllable.
un·stressed adjectiveChineseSyllable
part word of or an a unstressed Corpus


unstressed
unstressed AC /ˌʌnˈstrest◂/ adjective
an unstressed word or part of a word is pronounced with less force than other ones


un·stressed AW BrE /ʌnˈstrest/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈstrest/ 🔊 adjective (phonetics 语音学) (of a syllable 音节) pronounced without emphasis 非重读的;轻读的 OPP stressed