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mute

音標[mju:t] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 啞子, 啞音字母, 弱音器
a. 啞的, 無聲的, 沉默的
vt. 減弱...的聲音
vi. 排泄
【醫】 啞的; 啞人

詞型變化:

形容詞比較級:muter 最高級:mutest 名詞:muteness 副詞:mutely 動詞過去式:muted 過去分詞:muted 現在分詞:muting 第三人稱單數:mutes 

詞意辨析:

dumb, mute
這兩個形容詞均有“啞的,不能說話的”之意。
dumb: 可與mute換用,但dumb指原本沒有說話能力或失去了說話能力。
mute: 多指因後天疾病而引起的聾啞,有時也指因故不說話。

英文解釋:

名詞 mute:

  1. a deaf person who is unable to speak
    同義詞:deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person
  2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

動詞 mute:

  1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
    同義詞:muffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone down

形容詞 mute:

  1. expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate- Thomas Wolfe
    同義詞:tongueless, unspoken, wordless
  2. lacking power of speech
    同義詞:tongueless
  3. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
    同義詞:dumb, silent

例句:

  1. He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.
    他是個聾啞人,不會把他們的秘密告訴任何人。
  2. He's mute on the subject of social system.
    他對社會制度問題保持沉默。

詳細解釋:


mute

adj.(形容詞)
mut.er,mut.est
Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.
緘默的:不說話的或不發出聲音的

Unable to speak.
不能說話的
Unable to vocalize, as certain animals.See Synonyms at dumb
不能發音的,如某些動物參見 dumb
Expressed without speech; unspoken:
不用言語表達的;無聲的:
例句:
a mute appeal.
無聲的懇求

Law Refusing to plead when under arraignment.
【法律】 故意不答辨:當被指控時拒不答辯的
Linguistics
【語言學】
Not pronounced; silent, as thee in the word house.
啞音的:啞音的;不發音的,比如e 在單詞 house
Pronounced with a temporary stoppage of breath, as the sounds (p) and (b); plosive; stopped.
停頓的:發音時氣流自短暫閉塞的,如輔音(p)和(b);爆裂的;停頓的
n.(名詞)
Offensive One who is incapable of speech.
【無禮用語】 啞巴
Law A defendant who refuses to plead when under arraignment.
【法律】 當被指控時拒不答辯的被告
Music Any of various devices used to muffle or soften the tone of an instrument.
【音樂】 弱音器:任何一種用來消除或者減弱樂器的音的儀器
Linguistics
【語言學】
A silent letter.
啞音
A plosive; a stop.
爆裂音;塞音
v.tr.(及物動詞)
mut.ed,mut.ing,mutes
To soften or muffle the sound of.
減弱…的聲音
To soften the tone, color, shade, or hue of.
使…柔和:使聲音、顏色、暗影或色度變得柔和

來源:
Middle English muet
中古英文 muet
from Old French [from diminutive of] mu
源自 古法文 [] 源自mu的小後綴
from Latin tus
源自 拉丁語 tus

【引伸】
mute.ly
adv.(副詞)
mute.ness
n.(名詞)

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