IELTS Vocabulary

acute

/əˈkjut/

a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Chinese meaning: 尖音符(ˊ)

In French, the letter 'e' with an acute accent is pronounced differently.

在法语中,带有尖音符的字母'e'发音不同。

The acute mark above the vowel changes the word's meaning in some languages.

在某些语言中,元音上方的尖音符会改变单词的意思。

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