The architect used tall windows and light-colored walls to accentuate the spaciousness of the small museum gallery.
建筑师利用高窗和浅色墙壁来突出小型博物馆画廊的空间感。
Which choice best defines “accentuate”?
D — To emphasize; highlight.. “accentuate” means To emphasize; highlight..
Which word means “To emphasize; highlight.”?
D — accentuate. “accentuate” means To emphasize; highlight..
accentuate — To emphasize; highlight.. In Chinese: 强调；突出；使更明显.
accentuate is pronounced //əkˈsentʃueɪt//.
The architect used tall windows and light-colored walls to accentuate the spaciousness of the small museum gallery. (建筑师利用高窗和浅色墙壁来突出小型博物馆画廊的空间感。)
emphasize, highlight, stress — all close in meaning to accentuate (To emphasize; highlight.).
de-emphasize, downplay — each the opposite of accentuate (To emphasize; highlight.).
Yes. accentuate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
accent(重音) + -uate → 给…加重音 → 强调。