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单词 secondary stress
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Definition of secondary stress in English:

secondary stress

noun
Phonetics
  • The accent on a syllable of a word or breath group that is weaker than the primary stress but stronger than the lack of stress.

    Compare with primary stress
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The secondary stress focuses the word in the line, which may then be scanned as follows, giving an irregular but forceful rhythm.
    • A secondary stress after the primary stress is an unreduced syllable in the tail of the tone group.
    • The ‘tse’ gets a slight secondary stress, but the only real accent is on the first syllable.
    • The second syllable in Hamburger contains the long vowel; being long, this vowel is likely to attract secondary stress.
    • There is some controversy about which one of these is the secondary stress.

Definition of secondary stress in US English:

secondary stress

nounˈsekənˌderē stresˈsɛkənˌdɛri strɛs
Phonetics
  • (in a system that postulates three levels of stress) the accent on a syllable of a word or breath group that is weaker than the primary stress but stronger than the lack of stress.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ‘tse’ gets a slight secondary stress, but the only real accent is on the first syllable.
    • The secondary stress focuses the word in the line, which may then be scanned as follows, giving an irregular but forceful rhythm.
    • There is some controversy about which one of these is the secondary stress.
    • A secondary stress after the primary stress is an unreduced syllable in the tail of the tone group.
    • The second syllable in Hamburger contains the long vowel; being long, this vowel is likely to attract secondary stress.
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