- Compound nouns 复合名词
如果一个单词由两个名词组合而成，则第一个名词重读。
If you have two nouns in a single word, then the first noun is stressed.
- raincoat
- policeman
- classroom
- birthday
- bathroom
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即使两个名词是分开的，也是第一个名词重读。
This is true even when the two words are separated:
- train station
- birthday party
- apartment building
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- Phrasal verbs 动词短语
如果一个动词加上副词，组合成动词短语，则副词重读。
If you have a verb plus an adverb, then the adverb is stressed:
Verb + Adverb
- put on
- look up
- wash out
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但是如果动词后面接了名词，重读规则会发生改变。
However, this may change if the verb takes an object.
Example 1 | Example 2 | Example 3 |
Put 'on your 'coat. | 'Put your 'coat on. | 'Put it 'on. |
Look 'up the 'word. | 'Look the 'word up. | 'Look it 'up. |
Wash 'out the 'bowl. | 'Wash the 'bowl out. | 'Wash it 'out. |
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如果动词短语后接介词，那么动词重读，介词不重读。
If you have a phrasal verb with a preposition, then the verb is stressed, not the preposition.
Verb + Preposition
- look at - 'look at the 'bird
- listen to - 'listen to 'music
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- 其他复合词语 Other compound words
通常而言，如果是形容词+名词，那么两个单词都重读。
Generally, if you have an adjective plus a noun, both words are stressed:
- blue car
- big dogs
- long legs
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但如果两个单词组成一个意思，那么第一个单词重读，详见案例：
However, if the two words become a single meaning, then the first word is stressed. Compare the following examples:
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Regular meaning | Compound meaning |
a ˈwhite ˈhouse | The ˈWhite House |
a ˈblack ˈboard | a ˈblackboard |
a ˈgreen ˈhouse | a ˈgreenhouse |
a ˈdark ˈroom | a ˈdarkroom |
a ˈbig ˈbird | ˈBig Bird |