| 单词 | non-speaking | 
| 释义 | non-speakingadj. 1.  That does not speak; spec. (of a theatrical role) not requiring an actor to speak. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > 			[adjective]		 > speaking > not speaking unspeakinga1382 non-speaking1850 non-communicating1960 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > 			[adjective]		 > type of performer useful1740 supporting1863 speciality1873 quick change1882 featured1897 non-speaking1959 bankable1964 off-Broadway1971 1850–1    Rep. Convent. Revision Constit. State Indiana 1235/2  				He turns round and says to the non-speaking members: ‘It is your right, gentlemen, to record your votes here. You are not here to speak, but to vote.’ 1878    N. Amer. Rev. July 76  				The ‘non-speaking’ reason, and that alone, was insisted on by Senators who advocated the removal [of Mr Sumner as chairman]. 1959    P. Bull I know Face i. 14  				Two non-speaking parts in a play. 1972    Daily Tel. 31 Oct. 14/6  				Someone bearing a striking resemblance to the wild-eyed non-speaking member of the Marx Brothers team. 2001    Mirror 		(Nexis)	 10 Nov. 29  				The Star Trek fan once played a non-speaking cameo role in an episode of the cult series.  2.  That cannot speak; unable to formulate speech; (also) mute. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > 			[adjective]		 > silent or not uttering mutec1400 as mute as a mackerel (also maid, mouse, picture, poker, statue, stone)c1425 whust1573 tacit1604 as mute as a fish (also fishes)1620 tacent1652 non-speaking1911 1911    Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 8 194  				Certain anatomical characters which exclude man from the class of non-speaking animals. 1990    New Age Jrnl. Apr. 78/3  				A San Francisco-area school for physically handicapped nonspeaking children. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < | 
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