单词乎

mute

音标[mju:t]

汉语翻译

n. 哑子, 哑音字母, 弱音器
a. 哑的, 无声的, 沉默的
vt. 减弱...的声音
vi. 排泄
【医】 哑的; 哑人

词型变化

形容词比较级:muter 最高级:mutest 名词:muteness 副词:mutely 动词过去式:muted 过去分词:muted 现在分词:muting 第三人称单数:mutes 

词意辨析

dumb, mute
这两个形容词均有“哑的,不能说话的”之意。
dumb: 可与mute换用,但dumb指原本没有说话能力或失去了说话能力。
mute: 多指因后天疾病而引起的聋哑,有时也指因故不说话。

英语解释

名词 mute:

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

动词 mute:

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

形容词 mute:

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

例句

  1. He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.
    他是个聋哑人,不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。
  2. He's mute on the subject of social system.
    他对社会制度的问题保持沉默。

详细解释


mute

adj.(形容词)
mut.er,mut.est
Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.
缄默的:不说话的或不发出声音的


Unable to speak.
不能说话的
Unable to vocalize, as certain animals.See Synonyms at dumb
不能发音的,如某些动物参见 dumb
Expressed without speech; unspoken:
不用言语表达的;无声的:
例句:
a mute appeal.
无声的恳求

Law Refusing to plead when under arraignment.
【法律】 故意不答辨:当被指控时拒不答辩的
Linguistics
【语言学】
Not pronounced; silent, as thee in the word house.
哑音的:哑音的;不发音的,比如e 在单词 house
Pronounced with a temporary stoppage of breath, as the sounds (p) and (b); plosive; stopped.
停顿的:发音时气流自短暂闭塞的,如辅音(p)和(b);爆裂的;停顿的
n.(名词)
Offensive One who is incapable of speech.
【无礼用语】 哑巴
Law A defendant who refuses to plead when under arraignment.
【法律】 当被指控时拒不答辩的被告
Music Any of various devices used to muffle or soften the tone of an instrument.
【音乐】 弱音器:任何一种用来消除或者减弱乐器的音的仪器
Linguistics
【语言学】
A silent letter.
哑音
A plosive; a stop.
爆裂音;塞音
v.tr.(及物动词)
mut.ed,mut.ing,mutes
To soften or muffle the sound of.
减弱…的声音
To soften the tone, color, shade, or hue of.
使…柔和:使声音、颜色、暗影或色度变得柔和

来源:
Middle English muet
中古英语 muet
from Old French [from diminutive of] mu
源自 古法语 [] 源自mu的小后缀
from Latin tus
源自 拉丁语 tus

【引伸】
mute.ly
adv.(副词)
mute.ness
n.(名词)

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