emphasis — special importance, value, or prominence given to something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: special importance, value, or prominence given to something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈemfəsɪs/
Korean meaning: 강조, 중요성을 두는 것
Korean pronunciation: 엠-퍼-시스 (강세: 엠)
Example Sentences
- My mom's emphasis on eating vegetables turned me into a human rabbit.
- The company puts great emphasis on customer satisfaction.
- His emphasis on punctuality made everyone arrive 30 minutes early.
emphasis
NOUN//ˈemfəsɪs//
special importance, value, or prominence given to something
💡 Concept
Giving special importance to something
🎵 Rhyme
Put emphasis on analysis during crisis!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈemfəsɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈemfəsɪs/
🌳Etymology
Prefixem--
Rootphas
Suffix--is
Origin
그리스어 'emphainein'에서 유래했습니다. 'em(안에)'과 'phainein(보여주다)'가 결합되어 '안에서 보여주다', 즉 '드러내어 강조하다'라는 의미가 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
crisisanalysisbasis
crisis
analysis
basis
🔗Collocations
put emphasis on
place emphasis on
shift emphasis
strong emphasis
emphasis falls on
with emphasis
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom's emphasis on eating vegetables turned me into a human rabbit.”
“The company puts great emphasis on customer satisfaction.”
😄 Fun example
“His emphasis on punctuality made everyone arrive 30 minutes early.”
“There is too much emphasis on test scores in Korean education.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
stressimportancefocuspriorityhighlight
Antonyms
neglectignoreunderstatement
Related
emphasizeemphaticemphaticallyaccentuateunderline
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