| 单词 | mute |
| 释义 | Word Frequency mute 1(mjuːt) adjective 1. not giving out sound or speech; silent 2. offensive unable to speak 3. unspoken or unexpressed mute dislike 4. law (of a person arraigned on indictment) refusing to answer a charge 5. phonetics another word for plosive 6. (of a letter in a word) silent noun 7. offensive a person who is unable to speak 8. law a person who refuses to plead when arraigned on indictment for an offence 9. any of various devices used to soften the tone of stringed or brass instruments 10. phonetics a plosive consonant; stop 11. a silent letter 12. an actor in a dumb show 13. a hired mourner at a funeral verb (transitive) ▶ USAGE Using mute to refer to people without speech is considered outdated and offensive and shouldbe avoided. The phrase profoundly deaf is a suitable alternative in many contexts14. to reduce the volume of (a musical instrument) by means of a mute, soft pedal, etc 15. to subdue the strength of (a colour, tone, lighting, etc) 16. social media to stop receiving posts from (a person) temporarily, while continuing to follow him or her Derived forms mutely (ˈmutely) adverb muteness (ˈmuteness) noun Word origin C14: muwet from Old French mu, from Latin mūtus silentWord Frequency mute 2(mjuːt) archaic verb 1. (of birds) to discharge (faeces) noun 2. birds' faeces Word origin C15: from Old French meutir, variant of esmeltir, of Germanic origin; probably related to smelt1 and melt |
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