accent/ˋæksɛnt; ˈæks$nt/n [C]1 a way of pronouncing words that someone has because of where they were born or live 口音: English/Indian/American etc accent a man with an Irish accent 一个带爱尔兰口音的男子She speaks French with a Swiss accent. 她说法语带有瑞士口音。broad/strong/slight etc accent He's got a strong northern accent. 他的北方口音很重。2 the accent on sth the importance given to something 重点: a training programme with the accent on safety 以安全为重点的一个培训计划3 a mark written above some letters, for example é or â〔加在某些字母上方的〕读音符号﹐变音符号〔如 é 或 â〕