mute
mute
[mjuːt]
adjective
mutely
adverb
muteness
noun
语源
[mjuːt]
adjective
- refraining from speech or temporarily speechless
强忍着不说话的；缄默的；一时说不出话的
Irene, the talkative one, was now mute.
那个碎嘴子艾琳这会儿却不作声了。
■not expressed in speech
不用语言表达的，无声的
she gazed at him in mute appeal.
她对他凝眸直视，无声地求助。
■characterized by an absence of sound; quiet
无声的；宁静的
the great church was mute and dark.
宏伟的教堂里静悄悄，黑魆魆的。
■(dated)(of a person) without the power of speech
(旧)（人）哑的
■(of hounds) not giving tongue while hunting
（猎犬）追猎时不吠叫的 - (of a letter) not pronounced
（字母）哑音的，无音的
mute e is generally dropped before suffixes beginning with a vowel.
哑音e通常在以元音开始的后缀前省略掉。
- (dated)a person without the power of speech
(旧)哑巴
■(historical)(in some Asian countries) a servant who was deprived of the power of speech
(史)（一些亚洲国家的）哑奴，哑仆
■(historical)an actor in a dumbshow
(史)哑剧演员
■(historical)a professional attendant or mourner at a funeral
(史)受雇的送葬人，以送葬为业者 - a device which softens the sound (and typically alters the tone) of a musical instrument, in particular
（乐器的）弱音器，尤指
■a clamp placed over the bridge of a stringed instrument to deaden the resonance without affecting the vibration of the strings
（装在弦乐器琴马上的）夹头式弱音器
■a pad or cone placed in the opening of a brass or other wind instrument
（装在管乐器管口的垫式或圆锥体）弱音器
- [with obj.](常作 be muted)deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of
消除…的声音；减轻…的声音
her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet.
厚厚的地毯减轻了她的脚步声。
■muffle the sound of (a musical instrument), especially by the use of a mute
用弱音器减弱（乐器）的声音
■(figurative)reduce the strength or intensity of
(喻)减弱；缓和
his professional contentment was muted by personal sadness at the death of his mother.
他职业上的满足感被母亲去世所带来的悲哀冲淡了。
mutely
adverb
muteness
noun
语源
- Middle English: from Old French muet, diminutive of mu, from Latin mutus
- To describe a person without the power of speech as mute (especially as in deaf mute) is today likely to cause offence Nevertheless, there are no accepted alternative terms in general use
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