时间: 2025-04-26 19:24:55
美: [mjut]
英: [mjuːt]
adj. 哑的;沉默的;无声的
vt. 减弱……的声音;使……柔和
n. 哑巴;弱音器;闭锁音
n. (Mute)人名;(塞)穆特
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 19:24:55
词源分析:该词来源于拉丁语“mutus”,意为“沉默的”,其词根与“muteness”相关,表示没有声音的状态。
历史背景:该词在英语中的首次记录可以追溯到14世纪,最初常用于描述无法发声或没有声音的状态。
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Please mute your phone before the meeting.
请在会议前将手机静音。
The movie was so intense that I couldn't help but feel mute with fear.
这部电影如此紧张,以至于我不禁感到害怕而无言以对。
He decided to mute his microphone during the conference call.
他决定在电话会议中静音他的麦克风。
The audience fell mute as the magician performed his tricks.
当魔术师表演他的魔术时,观众们都安静了下来。
Some animals are mute and cannot produce sound.
一些动物是哑的,无法发出声音。
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以上是关于单词“mute”的全面分析,有助于深入理解其用法和含义。
[ADJ] Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak. 缄默的
例:He was mute, distant, and indifferent.他缄默无言,对人疏远而且冷漠。
[[ADV after v]] Mute is also an adverb. 缄默地
例:He could watch her standing mute by the phone.他能看到她缄默地站在电话旁。
[ADJ] Someone who is mute is unable to speak. 哑的
例:Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock.公爵的女儿玛丽安娜在一场惊吓之后失语了。
[V-T] If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them. 抑制 (感情等); 减弱 (行动的力度等)
例:The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.腐败看来没有减缓该国持续的经济繁荣。
[ADJ] muted 温和的
例:The threat contrasted starkly with his administration's previous muted criticism.这恐吓与他执政当局先前温和的批评形成了鲜明的对比。
[V-T] If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct. 降低 (声音)
例:They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive.他们开始放低嗓门,不再那么肯定了。
[ADJ] muted (声音) 降低的
例:"Yes," he muttered, his voice so muted I hardly heard his reply.“是啊,”他轻声说道,声音轻得我几乎听不到他的回答。