secondary stress

US /ˈsek.ən.der.i ˈstres/
UK /ˈsek.ən.der.i ˈstres/
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次重音

a stress that is weaker than primary stress but stronger than tertiary stress (or unstressed syllables)

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In the word 'elevator', the secondary stress falls on the first syllable 'el'.
在单词“elevator”中,次重音落在第一个音节“el”上。
Linguists use special symbols to mark secondary stress in phonetic transcriptions.
语言学家使用特殊符号在语音转录中标记次重音