pronounced

释义

本是 pronounce 的过去分词（"被说出、被强调"）。被"说出来、被强调"的东西就会清楚地突出——于是 pronounced 引申为强烈、非常明显：pronounced accent（浓重口音）、pronounced limp（明显的跛行）。

为什么是这个意思

这是一个值得留意的悄然跳跃。作形容词的 pronounced 已经离开了"说话"：它不再和嘴有关。桥梁是"被强调"——被说出来的东西就被凸显——所以这个词如今就表示"突出的、明显的"。a pronounced difference 就是一个被（比喻地）"大声说出来"的差异。

常用搭配

• 1.pronounced effect显著效果
• 2.pronounced difference明显差异
• 3.pronounced tendency明显倾向
• 4.pronounced accent浓重口音
• 5.more pronounced更加明显

例句

• 1.

  She speaks English with a pronounced French accent.

  她说英语时带着浓重的法国口音。

• 2.

  There was a pronounced difference between the two samples.

  两个样本之间有明显的差异。

• 3.

  His limp became more pronounced as he grew tired.

  他越累，跛得越明显。

易混词辨析

pronounced 与 obvious——pronounced 描述某事物存在的程度强、特征明显（浓重的口音、显著的效果），重在"强度"；obvious 重在"显而易见、容易看出"。一个趋势可以很 pronounced（强）却未必人人都觉得 obvious；而 obvious 的东西未必 pronounced。