带有后缀单词的重音规则,一般有3条:
(1)具有下列后缀的单词的重音位置不变,即与词根的重音一致。
-able 'comfortable ['k?mf?t?bl] (舒适的)
-ary revo-lutionary [,rev?'lu:??n?ri] (革命的)
-er 'worker ['w?:k?] (工人)
-ful 'useful ['ju:sf?l] (有用的)
-ing 'interesting ['int?risti?] (有趣的)
-ish 'foolish ['fu:li?] (愚蠢的)
-less 'hopeless ['h?uplis] (绝望的)
-ly 'friendly ['frendli] (友好的)
-ment 'movement ['mu:vm?nt] (移动)
-ness 'kindness ['kaindnis] (和蔼)
-or translator [tr?ns'leit?] (译者)
-ty 'property ['pr?p?ti] (财产)
(2)具有下列后缀的单词的重音,通常在第一个音节上。
-ary 'january ['d??nju?ri] (一月)
'necessary ['nes?,s?ri] (必需的)
'primary ['praim?ri] (初级的)
-ism 'heroism ['her?uiz?m] (英雄主义)
'realism ['ri?liz?m] (现实主义)
'socialism ['s?u??liz?m] (社会主义)
-ize 'modernize ['m?d?n,aiz] (现代化)
'realize ['ri?laiz] (实现)
'recognize ['rek?gnaiz] (认出)
-ory ad'visory [?d'vaiz?ri] (忠告的)
'history ['hist?ri] (历史)
'laboratory [l?'b?r?t?ri] (实验室)
(3)具有下列后缀的单词的重音,一般在这些后缀的前一个音节上。
-ance im'portance [im'p?:t?ns] (重要性)
-ant 'distant ['dist?nt] (远的)
-ence ex'istence [ig'zist?ns] (存在)
-ent different ['dif?r?nt] (不同的)
-eous cou'rageous [k?'reid??s] (勇敢的)
-graphy pho'tography [f?'t?gr?fi] (摄影术)
-ial potential [p?'ten??l] (潜在的)
-ian mu'sician [mju:'zi??n] (音乐家)
-iar fa'miliar [f?'milj?] (熟悉的)
-ic pho'netic [f?u'netik] (语音)
-ical 'chemical ['kemik?l] (化学的)
-ience experience [iks'pi?ri?ns] (经验)
-ient ef'ficient [i'fi??nt] (有效的)
-ify 'beautify ['bju:tifai] (美化)
-ion dis'cussion [di'sk???n] (讨论)
-ious obvious ['?bvi?s] (明显的)
-logist physi'ologist [,fizi'?l?d?ist] (生理学)
-logy bi'ology [bai'?l?d?i] (生物学)
-ous famous ['feim?s] (著名的)
-sive progressive [pr?'gresiv] (进步的)
-tive collective [k?'lektiv] (集体的)
-ual 'mutual ['mju:t?u?l] (相互的)
-uous continuous [k?n'tinju?s] (继续的)