pronounced

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Pronunciation

/prəˈnaʊnst/(pruh-NOWNST)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

显著的；明显的（非常明显或显著）

Definition

Very noticeable or marked; strongly evident.

Word family

  • pronounce/prəˈnaʊns/(v)宣告；发音
  • pronouncement/prəˈnaʊnsmənt/(n)宣告；声明

Collocations

  • pronounced effect
  • pronounced difference
  • pronounced tendency
  • increasingly pronounced
  • most pronounced
  • pronounced accent

Examples

  1. 1.The effect was most pronounced among older participants, who showed significantly stronger responses to the intervention.
  2. 2.There is a pronounced gap between what the policy promises and what it actually delivers in practice.

Synonyms

  • marked/mɑːkt/— clearly noticeable
  • distinct/dɪˈstɪŋkt/— easy to distinguish
  • striking/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/— attracting strong attention

Etymology

from "pronounce" — to declare officially — extended to mean "clearly marked"