| 释义 |
muttered, ppl. a.|ˈmʌtəd|
[f. mutter v.1 + -ed1.]
Uttered indistinctly and in low tones.
1701Addison Epil. to G. Granville's Brit. Enchantress, Where sounding Strings and artful Voices fail, The charming Rod and mutter'd Spells prevail. 1856Emerson Eng. Traits, Char. Wks. (Bohn) II. 60 It is done in the dark, and with muttered malediction. 1888H. Smart Master of Rathkelly xxiii, And now came a low muttered conference between McDermot and his companions. |