emphasis与stress这两个名词均可表示“强调”之意。
emphasis : 指尽力突出的重要性或重点。
- I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing disease as we do on curing it.
我认为我们应该像重视治疗一样重视疾病的预防。 - Schools here put/place/lay great emphasis on written work and grammar.
这里的学校特别重视写作和语法。
stress : 常可与emphasis换用，但侧重指迫不及待地强调或坚持。
- During his speech, he laid particular stress on the freedom of the press.
他在讲话中特别强调了新闻自由。
