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.

单词	secondary stress
释义	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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