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单词 elinguid
释义

elinguidadj.

Brit. /ᵻˈlɪŋɡwɪd/, U.S. /əˈlɪŋɡwəd/, /iˈlɪŋɡwəd/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ēlinguis , -id suffix2.
Etymology: < classical Latin ēlinguis having no tongue, tongueless, speechless ( < ē- e- prefix2 + lingua tongue: see lingua n.) + -id suffix2. Compare earlier elingued adj.
Now rare.
Mute, speechless; = elingued adj.
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the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > characterized by lack of speech
dumba1538
silent1549
secret1556
wordless1594
mump1599
speechless1726
elinguid1775
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Elinguid (adj. from the Lat. e from, and lingua the tongue) Tongue tied, dumb.
1809 C. Cuthbertson Santo Sebastiano II. vi. 130 Son George! are you elinguid: Why so amort?
1870 J. C. Van Tramp Prairie & Rocky Mountain Adventures 440 An Asylum for Elinguid Mutes at Danville, and one for the Blind at Louisville.
1936 A. M. Harmon tr. Lucian Wks. V. 313 ‘What was that you said, Eudemus?’ said I. ‘Do you enjoin alogy upon us as if we were inarticulate and elinguid?’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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