"stress" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 壓力
• 緊張
• 強調

Definition

Stress 指由困難情況引起的壓力、擔憂或精神緊張。它也可以指說話時對某個單字或音節的重讀，或對某件事進行強調。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

最常見時，'stress' 作不可數名詞，如 'I’m under a lot of stress.'。作動詞時，表示「強調」，如 'I want to stress that this is important.'。在語音中，'word stress' 和 'sentence stress' 很常見。不要和 'pressure' 混淆：'pressure' 常指外部壓力，'stress' 往往指心理或身體上的反應。

Examples

Too much stress can make you tired.

太多**壓力**會讓你疲憊。

The teacher asked us to stress the first syllable.

老師要我們**重讀**第一個音節。

I want to stress that this rule is important.

我想**強調**這條規則很重要。

Work has been really stressful lately, so I need a break.

最近工作真的很**有壓力**，所以我需要休息一下。

Don’t stress about it—we still have time.

別為這件事**焦慮**——我們還有時間。

She always stresses the need for clear communication.

她總是**強調**清晰溝通的必要性。