accentuate
/ækˈsentjʊeɪt/verb
with obj.
- make more noticeable or prominent突出, 强调：
his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch.
他的夹克衫很不适宜地突出了他的大肚子。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from medieval Latin accentuat- 'accented', from the verb accentuare, from accentus 'tone' （see ACCENT）.